" His youth, his comeliness, his country too, / Will stamp him very Curan in her heart"
— Mason, William (1725-1797)
Author
Place of Publication
York
Publisher
Printed by W. Blanchard [etc.]
Date
w. 1766, 1797
Metaphor
" His youth, his comeliness, his country too, / Will stamp him very Curan in her heart"
Metaphor in Context
Ev'n when we first set eye upon this youth
We thought his face trick'd out by our good stars
To fit our long-meant purpose. He shall wed
Our niece; shall pass on her for Denmark's prince.
His youth, his comeliness, his country too,
Will stamp him very Curan in her heart;
And, married to an alien and a peasant,
Where then will be her royalty? But first
I must dismiss Earl Oswald. He is honest,
And has, what oft is found with honesty,
A hot and credulous spirit, which we found
Easy to practise on to his son's ruin,
Who had that stubborn and rebellious bearing,
We fear'd might after harm us. But in this,
Were we to make the old earl privy to it,
He ne'er would meet our wishes: he shall go
Envoy to Denmark; but my arts will fail me,
If e'er he living lands on Denmark's shore.
What ho! who waits there? is Lord Oswald come?
We thought his face trick'd out by our good stars
To fit our long-meant purpose. He shall wed
Our niece; shall pass on her for Denmark's prince.
His youth, his comeliness, his country too,
Will stamp him very Curan in her heart;
And, married to an alien and a peasant,
Where then will be her royalty? But first
I must dismiss Earl Oswald. He is honest,
And has, what oft is found with honesty,
A hot and credulous spirit, which we found
Easy to practise on to his son's ruin,
Who had that stubborn and rebellious bearing,
We fear'd might after harm us. But in this,
Were we to make the old earl privy to it,
He ne'er would meet our wishes: he shall go
Envoy to Denmark; but my arts will fail me,
If e'er he living lands on Denmark's shore.
What ho! who waits there? is Lord Oswald come?
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "stamp" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from The Works of William Mason, 4 vols. (London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811). <Link to Google Books>
See also Poems by William Mason, M.A., vol. III (York: Printed by W. Blanchard, 1797). <Link to ECCO> <Link to Google Books>
See also Poems by William Mason, M.A., vol. III (York: Printed by W. Blanchard, 1797). <Link to ECCO> <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
04/07/2005
