"Words drop like Hony from his Lips, his Mind / Is wav'ring and unconstant, as the Wind."
— Anonymous
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
1704
Metaphor
"Words drop like Hony from his Lips, his Mind / Is wav'ring and unconstant, as the Wind."
Metaphor in Context
Let him to me the joyful News convey
And I'll with Kisses all his Care repay.
But he who shall restore the stragling Boy
To his glad Mother, shall my self enjoy;
Not only Kisses to him will I give,
But he shall those, and something more receive.
He's easie to be known, him you may tell
From twenty others, he's remarkable:
His Body much resembles Fire, not White;
His Eyes are Flames, and piercing as the Light.
Words drop like Hony from his Lips, his Mind
Is wav'ring and unconstant, as the Wind.
A double dealing Knave, he's full of Tricks,
And never thinks one Word of what he speaks.
When vext, revengeful, and at Mischief glad,
Exasp'rating with Jeers the Wounds he made.
His Golden Hair in neatest Braids hang down
His Shoulders, but his Looks do seem to frown.
(p. 151)
And I'll with Kisses all his Care repay.
But he who shall restore the stragling Boy
To his glad Mother, shall my self enjoy;
Not only Kisses to him will I give,
But he shall those, and something more receive.
He's easie to be known, him you may tell
From twenty others, he's remarkable:
His Body much resembles Fire, not White;
His Eyes are Flames, and piercing as the Light.
Words drop like Hony from his Lips, his Mind
Is wav'ring and unconstant, as the Wind.
A double dealing Knave, he's full of Tricks,
And never thinks one Word of what he speaks.
When vext, revengeful, and at Mischief glad,
Exasp'rating with Jeers the Wounds he made.
His Golden Hair in neatest Braids hang down
His Shoulders, but his Looks do seem to frown.
(p. 151)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" in Google Book editions of Tonson's Miscellanies
Citation
Poetical Miscellanies: The Fifth Part. Containing a Collection of Original Poems, With Several New Translations. By the most Eminent Hands. (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1704). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
06/12/2013
