"Let those, whose arts to fatal paths betray, / The soul with passion's gloom tempestuous blind, / And snatch from Reason's ken th'auspicious ray / Truth darts from Heaven to guide th'exploring mind."
— Beattie, James (1735-1803)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
London and Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, at Tully's Head, in the Strand; and J. Balfour, in Edinburgh
Date
1765
Metaphor
"Let those, whose arts to fatal paths betray, / The soul with passion's gloom tempestuous blind, / And snatch from Reason's ken th'auspicious ray / Truth darts from Heaven to guide th'exploring mind."
Metaphor in Context
"Let those, whose arts to fatal paths betray,
"The soul with passion's gloom tempestuous blind,
"And snatch from Reason's ken th'auspicious ray
"Truth darts from Heaven to guide th'exploring mind.
(p. 15)
"The soul with passion's gloom tempestuous blind,
"And snatch from Reason's ken th'auspicious ray
"Truth darts from Heaven to guide th'exploring mind.
(p. 15)
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Citation
Beattie, James. The Judgment of Paris. A Poem. (London and Edinburgh: T. Becket, P. A. De Hondt, and J. Balfour, 1765). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECOO>
Date of Entry
06/25/2011
