"She freely gave him up her conquer'd Heart"
— Breval, John Durant (1680/81-1738)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for E. Curll [etc.]
Date
1719
Metaphor
"She freely gave him up her conquer'd Heart"
Metaphor in Context
Now thy soft Rites, great Venus, are begun,
And twelve delicious Hours too swiftly run;
The fair One trembles at th'approach of Light,
And begs of Jove to lengthen out the Night:
So well the Munstrian Hero play'd his Part,
She freely gave him up her conquer'd Heart;
Amaz'd to find, he call'd for no Recruits
Of strength'ning Jellies, nor Eringo Roots.
And twelve delicious Hours too swiftly run;
The fair One trembles at th'approach of Light,
And begs of Jove to lengthen out the Night:
So well the Munstrian Hero play'd his Part,
She freely gave him up her conquer'd Heart;
Amaz'd to find, he call'd for no Recruits
Of strength'ning Jellies, nor Eringo Roots.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
02/09/2005
