"Mark well the Passion, that most rules his Heart, / By courting that, you may rule him with Art; / You may his ruling Passion govern so, / 'Twill be your constant Friend, instead of Foe."
— Marriott, Thomas (d. 1766)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Owen
Date
1759
Metaphor
"Mark well the Passion, that most rules his Heart, / By courting that, you may rule him with Art; / You may his ruling Passion govern so, / 'Twill be your constant Friend, instead of Foe."
Metaphor in Context
Mark well the Passion, that most rules his Heart,
By courting that, you may rule him with Art;
You may his ruling Passion govern so,
'Twill be your constant Friend, instead of Foe;
His Faults to you Advantage will produce,
If you apply them to judicious Use;
So Poison, by its Nature prompt to kill,
To Health conducive may be made by Skill. [...]
(pp. 240-1)
By courting that, you may rule him with Art;
You may his ruling Passion govern so,
'Twill be your constant Friend, instead of Foe;
His Faults to you Advantage will produce,
If you apply them to judicious Use;
So Poison, by its Nature prompt to kill,
To Health conducive may be made by Skill. [...]
(pp. 240-1)
Provenance
ECCO
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1759, 1760, 1775).
Text from Female Conduct: Being an Essay on the Art of Pleasing. To Be Practised by the Fair Sex, Before, and After Marriage. A Poem, in Two Books. Humbly Dedicated, to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Inscribed to Plautilla. by Thomas Marriott, Esq. (London: Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, Temple-Bar, 1759). <Link to ECCO>
Text from Female Conduct: Being an Essay on the Art of Pleasing. To Be Practised by the Fair Sex, Before, and After Marriage. A Poem, in Two Books. Humbly Dedicated, to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Inscribed to Plautilla. by Thomas Marriott, Esq. (London: Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, Temple-Bar, 1759). <Link to ECCO>
Theme
Ruling Passion
Date of Entry
10/28/2013
