"For well I know, nor Flint, nor ruthless Steel, / Can arm the Breast of such a gentle Maid."
— Grainger, James (1721-1766)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Millar
Date
1759
Metaphor
"For well I know, nor Flint, nor ruthless Steel, / Can arm the Breast of such a gentle Maid."
Metaphor in Context
Sure thou wilt weep--and Woes unutter'd feel,
When on the Pile thou seest thy Lover laid!
For well I know, nor Flint, nor ruthless Steel,
Can arm the Breast of such a gentle Maid.
When on the Pile thou seest thy Lover laid!
For well I know, nor Flint, nor ruthless Steel,
Can arm the Breast of such a gentle Maid.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "breast" and "steel" in HDIS (Poetry)
Theme
Negated Metaphor
Date of Entry
06/13/2005
