"Those would seem Gentlemen! who strut the Mall, / In Waistcoats lac'd on Sundays--troll about, / Leaving their Minds undrest--all Show without."
— Arnold, Cornelius (b. 1714, d. in or after 1758)
Place of Publication
London
Date
1755
Metaphor
"Those would seem Gentlemen! who strut the Mall, / In Waistcoats lac'd on Sundays--troll about, / Leaving their Minds undrest--all Show without."
Metaphor in Context
XXIX.
But these in Gallantry--Noviciates all!
Raw and uncouth, like the vain drest up Rout;
Those would seem Gentlemen! who strut the Mall,
In Waistcoats lac'd on Sundays--troll about,
Leaving their Minds undrest--all Show without--
Who sneak before their Betters--vail their Pride,
And aukward bow like any Country Lout,
In white Gloves pranckt, strutting his Fingers wide;
You'd swear he had the Itch, if nothing else beside.
(p. 14)
But these in Gallantry--Noviciates all!
Raw and uncouth, like the vain drest up Rout;
Those would seem Gentlemen! who strut the Mall,
In Waistcoats lac'd on Sundays--troll about,
Leaving their Minds undrest--all Show without--
Who sneak before their Betters--vail their Pride,
And aukward bow like any Country Lout,
In white Gloves pranckt, strutting his Fingers wide;
You'd swear he had the Itch, if nothing else beside.
(p. 14)
Categories
Provenance
Reading at the Folger
Citation
Arnold, Cornelius, The Mirror. A Poetical Essay. In the Manner of Spenser. (London: 1755).
Date of Entry
05/16/2013
