"Thus when Adonis got the stone, / To Love the Boy still made his moan; / Venus the Queen of Fancy came, / And as he slept she cool'd his flame."
— Lee, Nathaniel (1653-1692)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Abel Roper
Date
1681
Metaphor
"Thus when Adonis got the stone, / To Love the Boy still made his moan; / Venus the Queen of Fancy came, / And as he slept she cool'd his flame."
Metaphor in Context
Thus when Adonis got the stone,
To Love the Boy still made his moan;
Venus the Queen of Fancy came,
And as he slept she cool'd his flame;
The Fancy charm'd him as he lay,
And Fancy brought the Stone away.
(I.i, p. 1)
To Love the Boy still made his moan;
Venus the Queen of Fancy came,
And as he slept she cool'd his flame;
The Fancy charm'd him as he lay,
And Fancy brought the Stone away.
(I.i, p. 1)
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Citation
Nathaniel Lee, Princess of Cleve as it was acted at the Queens Theatre in Dorset-Garden (London: Printed for Abel Roper, 1689) .<Link to EEBO>
Date of Entry
10/06/2011
