"Before you think of Stamping your Seal upon a Lady's Heart, you must first fix it upon Parchment"
— Odingsells, Gabriel (1690-1734)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts [etc.]
Date
1730
Metaphor
"Before you think of Stamping your Seal upon a Lady's Heart, you must first fix it upon Parchment"
Metaphor in Context
FAR.
Before you think of Stamping your Seal upon a Lady's Heart, you must first fix it upon Parchment.
AIR XXXI. One-long Whitson Holiday.
Who trusts quaint Urbanity,
Ten to one,
Is undone
By her Vanity;
For, void of Humanity,
Men will sigh,
Swear, and Lye,
But to ensnare.
Since no Law binds Quality,
Nor the Vows
To a Spouse,
Ladies, beware!
Nought but Liberality,
Is the Prop.
Of your Hope,
And worth your Care.
Let Fools their fond Prattle vent,
But strong Deed of Settlement
Is Love's safest Battlement;
All the rest
Is a Jest,
And gilded Snare.
When your Love has digested that Doctrine, I shall be able to inform you whether I can digest your Love.
Before you think of Stamping your Seal upon a Lady's Heart, you must first fix it upon Parchment.
AIR XXXI. One-long Whitson Holiday.
Who trusts quaint Urbanity,
Ten to one,
Is undone
By her Vanity;
For, void of Humanity,
Men will sigh,
Swear, and Lye,
But to ensnare.
Since no Law binds Quality,
Nor the Vows
To a Spouse,
Ladies, beware!
Nought but Liberality,
Is the Prop.
Of your Hope,
And worth your Care.
Let Fools their fond Prattle vent,
But strong Deed of Settlement
Is Love's safest Battlement;
All the rest
Is a Jest,
And gilded Snare.
When your Love has digested that Doctrine, I shall be able to inform you whether I can digest your Love.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "stamp" in HDIS (Drama); found again "seal"
Date of Entry
04/11/2005
