text,updated_at,metaphor,created_at,context,theme,reviewed_on,dictionary,comments,provenance,id,work_id
"Upon a stated festival, the chiefs
And princes of the land, with princely dames,
Convened, a galaxy!--I too was there;
And there was Eliphene, as the star
Of beauty, regent, midst the smaller sparklers!
With fond attraction she compell'd me to her,
As the touch'd needle to the frozen north;
For so I did misdeem it.--From that day,
Amidst the noblest of her princely suitors,
I too preferr'd my claim.--She first receiv'd me
With smiling, kind, encouraging complacence:
But soon her looks grew more constrain'd--whene'er
Her eyes met mine, she blush'd and turn'd aside,
As wishing to avoid me.--To all others,
She look'd an elegance of ease, and spoke
In terms as free as air--to me, her speech,
Unfrequent, was abrupt and cautious.--Stung
With scorpion'd jealousy, I, to my soul,
Thus spoke indignant--""What have these to boast,
""These favour'd rivals, o'er rejected Hugon!
""Does their pre-eminence consist in shape,
""Or feature?--eyes, that are not Eliphene's,
""Will answer, No.--And, as to feats of prowess,
""Compared with me, they're nameless!--O shame, shame,
""Shame on this weakness, this degrading passion!
""Henceforth, I will wage war on my own heart--
""And conquer it, or perish!""",2009-09-14 19:43:38 UTC,"One can ""wage war"" on his own heart and ""conquer it, or perish""",2005-02-09 00:00:00 UTC,"","",,"","","Searching ""conque"" and ""heart"" in HDIS (Poetry)",15432,5784
"O, the fell conflict, the intestine strife,
This clash of good and evil, death and life!
What, what are all the wars of sea and wind,
Or wreck of matter, to This War of Mind?
Two minds in one, and each a truceless guest,
Rending the sphere of our distracted breast!
Who shall deliver, in a fight so fell;
Who save from this intestine dog of hell?",2009-09-14 19:43:43 UTC,"""O, the fell conflict, the intestine strife, / This clash of good and evil, death and life! / What, what are all the wars of sea and wind, / Or wreck of matter, to This War of Mind?""",2006-03-13 00:00:00 UTC,"","",,"","",Searching in HDIS (Poetry),15465,5798