"One weeping, only Son She left behind, / With all her Goodness stampt upon his Mind"
— Gould, Robert (b. 1660?, d. in or before 1709)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Lewis [etc.]
Date
1709
Metaphor
"One weeping, only Son She left behind, / With all her Goodness stampt upon his Mind"
Metaphor in Context
Damon, of Gener'ous Parts, was Marry'd Young:
And in Aminta's Arms was happy long:
With her Large Dowry She increas'd his Store;
Happy in that, but in her Vertues more.
Ne'er had a Creature of the Charming Race
More Truth and Sweetness writ upon her Face.
The Fortune which she brought advanc'd so fast,
Like Midas, all he touch'd was Gold at last:
And that which was but a Genteel, of late,
Is now a noble and a vast Estate.
On Her Foundation was the Fabrick built,
Of Thousands not a Farthing got with Guilt.
But Fate's uncertain;--who cou'd ever yet
Enjoy below a Happiness compleat?
For now Aminta chang'd her Earthly State,
Torn from his Arms by a Relentless Fate.
One Weeping, only Son She left behind,
With all her Goodness stampt upon his Mind,
Whom, e'er She dy'd, into her Arms She took,
And thus bespoke her Damon with a dying Look.
And in Aminta's Arms was happy long:
With her Large Dowry She increas'd his Store;
Happy in that, but in her Vertues more.
Ne'er had a Creature of the Charming Race
More Truth and Sweetness writ upon her Face.
The Fortune which she brought advanc'd so fast,
Like Midas, all he touch'd was Gold at last:
And that which was but a Genteel, of late,
Is now a noble and a vast Estate.
On Her Foundation was the Fabrick built,
Of Thousands not a Farthing got with Guilt.
But Fate's uncertain;--who cou'd ever yet
Enjoy below a Happiness compleat?
For now Aminta chang'd her Earthly State,
Torn from his Arms by a Relentless Fate.
One Weeping, only Son She left behind,
With all her Goodness stampt upon his Mind,
Whom, e'er She dy'd, into her Arms She took,
And thus bespoke her Damon with a dying Look.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
The Works of Mr. Robert Gould: In Two Volumes. Consisting of those Poems and Satyrs Which were formerly Printed, and Corrected since by the Author; As also of the many more which He Design'd for the Press. Publish'd from his Own Original Copies (London: W. Lewis, 1709). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
04/06/2005
