"Our heroine fear'd him not; it was her part, / To make sure conquest of such gentle heart"
— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. Hatchard
Date
1810
Metaphor
"Our heroine fear'd him not; it was her part, / To make sure conquest of such gentle heart"
Metaphor in Context
Our heroine fear'd him not; it was her part,
To make sure conquest of such gentle heart--
Of one so mild and humble; for she saw
In Henry's eye a love chastised by awe.
Her thoughts of virtue were not all sublime,
Nor virtuous all her thoughts; 'twas now her time
To bait each hook, in every way to please,
And the rich prize with dext'rous hand to seize.
She had no virgin-terrors; she could stray
In all love's maze, nor fear to lose her way;
Nay, could go near the precipice, nor dread
A failing caution or a giddy head;
She'd fix her eyes upon the roaring flood,
And dance upon the brink where danger stood.
To make sure conquest of such gentle heart--
Of one so mild and humble; for she saw
In Henry's eye a love chastised by awe.
Her thoughts of virtue were not all sublime,
Nor virtuous all her thoughts; 'twas now her time
To bait each hook, in every way to please,
And the rich prize with dext'rous hand to seize.
She had no virgin-terrors; she could stray
In all love's maze, nor fear to lose her way;
Nay, could go near the precipice, nor dread
A failing caution or a giddy head;
She'd fix her eyes upon the roaring flood,
And dance upon the brink where danger stood.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
George Crabbe, The Borough, 2nd ed. rev. (London: J. Hatchard, 1810). <Link to Google Books>
Theme
Ruling Passion
Date of Entry
02/09/2005
