"In vain, fond Wretch, you Arm, / And think Steel proof 'gainst Beauty's dart, / Which will, like light'ning, pierce your Heart, / yet do your Coat of Mail no harm."
— Anonymous
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Bentley
Date
1693
Metaphor
"In vain, fond Wretch, you Arm, / And think Steel proof 'gainst Beauty's dart, / Which will, like light'ning, pierce your Heart, / yet do your Coat of Mail no harm."
Metaphor in Context
Yield, Souldier, yield, give up your Sword,
And don't rebel in vain,
Yield on all conquering Beauty's word,
And take what quarter she'll afford,
And you shall wear the lighter Chain.
Why do you put such trust in Art?
In vain, fond Wretch, you Arm,
And think Steel proof 'gainst Beauty's dart,
Which will, like light'ning, pierce your Heart,
yet do your Coat of Mail no harm.
(p. 56)
And don't rebel in vain,
Yield on all conquering Beauty's word,
And take what quarter she'll afford,
And you shall wear the lighter Chain.
Why do you put such trust in Art?
In vain, fond Wretch, you Arm,
And think Steel proof 'gainst Beauty's dart,
Which will, like light'ning, pierce your Heart,
yet do your Coat of Mail no harm.
(p. 56)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
Vertue Rewarded; or, the Irish Princess. A New Novel (London: Printed for R. Bentley, 1693)
Date of Entry
06/17/2013
