A Lady wounded in love may "strive to conquer Hearts, / And triumph o'er their Pain"
— Ward, Edward (1667-1731)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for George Sawbridge [etc.]
Date
1709
Metaphor
A Lady wounded in love may "strive to conquer Hearts, / And triumph o'er their Pain"
Metaphor in Context
But since that Love's a Boy,
So foolish and so blind,
No more shall you enjoy,
No more will I be kind;
I'll now defy his Darts,
Ne'er wounded be again,
But strive to conquer Hearts,
And triumph o'er their Pain.
No Cringes, Bows, or Sighs,
Shall my Affections win,
No Flatt'ries, Vows or Lies
Shall draw me further in;
I'll airy be, and vain,
But neither kind or true,
And thus revenge on Man,
The Wrongs I've found from you.
So foolish and so blind,
No more shall you enjoy,
No more will I be kind;
I'll now defy his Darts,
Ne'er wounded be again,
But strive to conquer Hearts,
And triumph o'er their Pain.
No Cringes, Bows, or Sighs,
Shall my Affections win,
No Flatt'ries, Vows or Lies
Shall draw me further in;
I'll airy be, and vain,
But neither kind or true,
And thus revenge on Man,
The Wrongs I've found from you.
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
02/14/2005
