"Such dire Impressions in his Heart remain / Of MARLBRÔ'S Sword, and HOCKSTET'S fatal Plain."
— Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
1705
Metaphor
"Such dire Impressions in his Heart remain / Of MARLBRÔ'S Sword, and HOCKSTET'S fatal Plain."
Metaphor in Context
The roving Gaul, to his own Bounds restrain'd,
Learns to Encamp within his Native Land,
But soon as the Victorious Host he spies,
From Hill to Hill, from Stream to Stream he flies:
Such dire Impressions in his Heart remain
Of MARLBRÔ'S Sword, and HOCKSTET'S fatal Plain:
In vain Britannia's mighty Chief besets
Their shady Coverts, and obscure Retreats;
They fly the Conqueror's approaching Fame,
That bears the Force of Armies in his Name.
(pp. 19-20)
Learns to Encamp within his Native Land,
But soon as the Victorious Host he spies,
From Hill to Hill, from Stream to Stream he flies:
Such dire Impressions in his Heart remain
Of MARLBRÔ'S Sword, and HOCKSTET'S fatal Plain:
In vain Britannia's mighty Chief besets
Their shady Coverts, and obscure Retreats;
They fly the Conqueror's approaching Fame,
That bears the Force of Armies in his Name.
(pp. 19-20)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
At least 19 entries in ESTC (1704, 1705, 1708, 1710, 1713, 1714, 1725).
The Campaign: a Poem, to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough. By Mr. Addison. (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1705). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
The Campaign: a Poem, to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough. By Mr. Addison. (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1705). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
08/23/2013
