Two charming maids may be "By nature form'd to conquer hearts"
— Jeffreys, George (1678-1755)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1754
Metaphor
Two charming maids may be "By nature form'd to conquer hearts"
Metaphor in Context
By nature form'd to conquer hearts,
Two charming Maids are join'd
To furnish Love with flames and darts,
And captivate Mankind.
And if, by turns to either just,
From Fair to Fair we range,
Let none our constancy distrust,
And tax our Hearts with change.
The Swain whom Coelia's Beauty moves,
Is to Lucinda true;
And he who fair Lucinda loves,
Must love her Coelia too.
The Secret in their Union lies,
And sure, in Theirs alone;
Two they appear to vulgar eyes,
But Friendship makes them One.
Two charming Maids are join'd
To furnish Love with flames and darts,
And captivate Mankind.
And if, by turns to either just,
From Fair to Fair we range,
Let none our constancy distrust,
And tax our Hearts with change.
The Swain whom Coelia's Beauty moves,
Is to Lucinda true;
And he who fair Lucinda loves,
Must love her Coelia too.
The Secret in their Union lies,
And sure, in Theirs alone;
Two they appear to vulgar eyes,
But Friendship makes them One.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Miscellanies, in Verse and Prose. By George Jeffreys (London: Printed for the Author, 1754). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
02/10/2005
