"While thus he ranges unconfined, / And glory fires his ardent mind."
— Stockdale, Percival (1736-1811)
Work Title
Date
1777, 1810
Metaphor
"While thus he ranges unconfined, / And glory fires his ardent mind."
Metaphor in Context
While thus he ranges unconfined,
And glory fires his ardent mind;
While primitive enjoyments are forgot;
The simple objects of the rural vale
Suggest their interesting tale;
The smoak that issues from a neighbouring cot
Reminds him of the peasant's happy lot;
And by the bleating sheep, from their adjacent fold,
With stronger energy the rustic tale is told.
(ll. 613-621)
And glory fires his ardent mind;
While primitive enjoyments are forgot;
The simple objects of the rural vale
Suggest their interesting tale;
The smoak that issues from a neighbouring cot
Reminds him of the peasant's happy lot;
And by the bleating sheep, from their adjacent fold,
With stronger energy the rustic tale is told.
(ll. 613-621)
Categories
Provenance
Reading in LION
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1777). [Note, ESTC does not provide any attribution for the work.]
Text from The Poetical Works of Percival Stockdale. 2 vols. (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Clarke, By W. Pople, 1810).
See also Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight. (London: Printed for N. Conant (successor to Mr. Whiston), in Fleet-Street, 1777). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Poetical Works of Percival Stockdale. 2 vols. (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Clarke, By W. Pople, 1810).
See also Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight. (London: Printed for N. Conant (successor to Mr. Whiston), in Fleet-Street, 1777). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
10/26/2013
