"[M]y conquer'd heart / 'Has nothing noble or aspiring in it"
— Hurdis, James (1763-1801)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Johnson
Date
1790
Metaphor
"[M]y conquer'd heart / 'Has nothing noble or aspiring in it"
Metaphor in Context
She said, and cloth'd him in the splendid suit,
Tears of affection trickling from her eye.
She strove to hide them, but the hero saw,
And full of pity spoke. 'Why weeps my love?
'Be comforted, and let me kiss away
'Those graceful drops. Be cheerful, gentle heart.
'Oh! why so sad? I pray thee, weep no more,
'Thy tears unman me, and my conquer'd heart
'Has nothing noble or aspiring in it.'
Tears of affection trickling from her eye.
She strove to hide them, but the hero saw,
And full of pity spoke. 'Why weeps my love?
'Be comforted, and let me kiss away
'Those graceful drops. Be cheerful, gentle heart.
'Oh! why so sad? I pray thee, weep no more,
'Thy tears unman me, and my conquer'd heart
'Has nothing noble or aspiring in it.'
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Only 1 entry in ECCO and ESTC (1790).
See James Hurdis, Poems by the Author of The Village Curate, and Adriano (London: J. Johnson, 1790). <Link to ECCO>
See James Hurdis, Poems by the Author of The Village Curate, and Adriano (London: J. Johnson, 1790). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
02/10/2005
