"In her own Breast she seeks a calm Repose, / And shuns the crowded Rooms of Belles and Beaux"
— Duck, Stephen (1705-1756)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1736
Metaphor
"In her own Breast she seeks a calm Repose, / And shuns the crowded Rooms of Belles and Beaux"
Metaphor in Context
Various Diversions here employ the Fair;
To Dancing some, and some to Play repair:
Not[1] Musidora so consumes her Days,
The Dame who bad me sing Jehovah's Praise:
Uncharm'd with all the flutt'ring Pomp of Pride,
Heav'n, and domestic Care her Time divide:
In her own Breast she seeks a calm Repose,
And shuns the crowded Rooms of Belles and Beaux;
Where Coquetilla oft her Eyes has roll'd,
Oft won a worthless Heart, and lost her Gold
To Dancing some, and some to Play repair:
Not[1] Musidora so consumes her Days,
The Dame who bad me sing Jehovah's Praise:
Uncharm'd with all the flutt'ring Pomp of Pride,
Heav'n, and domestic Care her Time divide:
In her own Breast she seeks a calm Repose,
And shuns the crowded Rooms of Belles and Beaux;
Where Coquetilla oft her Eyes has roll'd,
Oft won a worthless Heart, and lost her Gold
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "gold" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 9 entries in ESTC (1730, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1753, 1764).
See Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck. (London: Printed for the Author, 1736). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See also Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck, Thresher. (Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for George Ewing, 1730). [Not consulted] <Link to ESTC>
See Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck. (London: Printed for the Author, 1736). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See also Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck, Thresher. (Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for George Ewing, 1730). [Not consulted] <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
05/27/2005
