"My Heart do's like soft Wax relent, / And midst my Bowels flow"
— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by J. March
Date
1721
Metaphor
"My Heart do's like soft Wax relent, / And midst my Bowels flow"
Metaphor in Context
My Foes, like Bulls of Bashan, lye
Around me ev'ry Way;
On me with open Mouths they fly,
Like Lyons on their Prey.
Like Water spilt my Force is spent,
My Bones asunder go,
My Heart do's like soft Wax relent,
And midst my Bowels flow
Around me ev'ry Way;
On me with open Mouths they fly,
Like Lyons on their Prey.
Like Water spilt my Force is spent,
My Bones asunder go,
My Heart do's like soft Wax relent,
And midst my Bowels flow
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "wax" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
A New Version of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes used in Churches. By Sir Richard Blackmore (London: J. March, 1721). <Link to ECCO>
Theme
Psalm 22
Date of Entry
03/27/2005
