The body is a "frail building falling to decay"
— Pilkington, Laetitia (c. 1709-1750)
Work Title
Date
1748
Metaphor
The body is a "frail building falling to decay"
Metaphor in Context
And thou, once my soul's fondest dearest part,
Who schemed my ruin with such cruel art,
From human laws no longer seek to find
A power to loose that knot which God has joined;
The props of life are rudely pulled away,
And the frail building falling to decay;
My death shall give thee thy desired release,
And lay me down in everlasting peace.
(ll. 49-56, p. 141)
Who schemed my ruin with such cruel art,
From human laws no longer seek to find
A power to loose that knot which God has joined;
The props of life are rudely pulled away,
And the frail building falling to decay;
My death shall give thee thy desired release,
And lay me down in everlasting peace.
(ll. 49-56, p. 141)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Lonsdale, R. Ed. Eighteenth Century Women Poets. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Date of Entry
09/14/2009
