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"Such! as the softest Bosom steels!"

— Ogle, George (1704-1746); Joannes Secundus Nicolaius

Author

Ogle, George (1704-1746); Joannes Secundus Nicolaius

Work Title

Basia Joannis Secundi Nicolai Hagensis: or The Kisses of Joannes Secundus Nicolaius of the Hague. In Latin and English Verse. With the Life of Secundus, and a Critic upon his Basia. Adorn'd with a Cut of the Author, and another of his Mistress Julia, engrav'd by the famous Bernard Picart the Roman

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Printed for Henry Lintot [etc.]

Date

1731

Metaphor

"Such! as the softest Bosom steels!"

Metaphor in Context

"Avails it Ought, (the Goddess cry'd)
"That to these Lips, on sacred Ide,
"(Tho', emulous, Minerva strove;
"Tho' Juno, Sister-Wife of Jove!)
"The Shepherd-judge decreed the Prize?
"If a new Poet-judge arise,
"That dares profane these Lips Divine;
"Dares Human Lips prefer to Mine?
"But go, my Boys, my faithful Guard!
"Go punish this presumptuous Bard!
"Trans-fix Him thro' the burning Heart!
"Direct against Him ev'ry Dart!
"Trans-fix Him thro' the melting Liver!
"Empty upon Him ev'ry Quiver!
"But, ah! my faithfull Boys, beware,
"What Arms You use against the Fair.
"Averse be ev'ry Arrow sped;
"From Love averse and tipt with Lead.
"Such! as the softest Bosom steels!
"Such! as the youngest Blood congeals!"