"Was she old and deform'd, / Her Wit and her Air, / Would conquer more Hearts, / Than the Young and the Fair."
— Egerton [née Fyge; other married name Field], Sarah (1670-1723)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed, and are to be Sold by J. Nutt
Date
1703
Metaphor
"Was she old and deform'd, / Her Wit and her Air, / Would conquer more Hearts, / Than the Young and the Fair."
Metaphor in Context
Tho' the Amorous Beau,
So courtly and fine,
Admire a Dress,
And Face of fifteen.
Let Orinda but speak,
Her Tongue will surprize,
And make him her Slave,
Spight of Celia's bright Eyes.
Was she old and deform'd,
Her Wit and her Air,
Would conquer more Hearts,
Than the Young and the Fair.
Those Charms are more noble,
The Lovely and Kind
May vanquish the Body,
She conquers the Mind.
So courtly and fine,
Admire a Dress,
And Face of fifteen.
Let Orinda but speak,
Her Tongue will surprize,
And make him her Slave,
Spight of Celia's bright Eyes.
Was she old and deform'd,
Her Wit and her Air,
Would conquer more Hearts,
Than the Young and the Fair.
Those Charms are more noble,
The Lovely and Kind
May vanquish the Body,
She conquers the Mind.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
02/09/2005
Date of Review
10/18/2010
