Imagination may play "Unbridled in the fields of day, / Thro endless time, and boundless space, / Continue unrestrain'd her race"

— Cooke, Thomas (1703-1756)


Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Francklin, R. Dodsley, and M. Cooper
Date
1746
Metaphor
Imagination may play "Unbridled in the fields of day, / Thro endless time, and boundless space, / Continue unrestrain'd her race"
Metaphor in Context
Divine inspirer, tuneful maid,
Give me thy never failing aid,
O! ever blessing, ever bless'd,
Pour all thyself into my breast,
Then will I soon an off'ring bring,
Which all thy freeborn sons shall sing,
A tribute to be spread by Fame,
Which shall enlarge thy poet's name,
Shall stretch it to the latest date,
In spite of Envy, spite of Hate,
Shall clear the honour of the times
From uninspir'd, unhallow'd rhymes:
Imagination then shall play
Unbridled in the fields of day,
Thro endless time, and boundless space,
Continue unrestrain'd her race
,
Bring what ideas she can find
To the great storehouse of the Mind,
Where Judgement ever sits serene,
To rule the vague and sportive queen.
Provenance
HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Only 1 entry in the ESTC (1746).

Cooke, Thomas, A Hymn to Liberty. (London: Printed for R. Francklin, R. Dodsley, and M. Cooper, 1746).<Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
08/31/2004

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.