"Small is the soul's first wound, from beauty's dart, / And scarce th' unheeded fever warms the heart."
— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
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London
Date
1726, 1753
Metaphor
"Small is the soul's first wound, from beauty's dart, / And scarce th' unheeded fever warms the heart."
Metaphor in Context
Small is the soul's first wound, from beauty's dart,
And scarce th' unheeded fever warms the heart.
Long we mistake it, under liking's name,
A soft indulgence, that deserves no blame;
A pleasure, we but take, to do her right,
Whose presence charms us, and whose words delight;
Whose sweet remembrance broods upon our breast,
And whose dear friendship is, with pride, possest.
(p. 202; cf. p. 196 in 1726 miscellany)
And scarce th' unheeded fever warms the heart.
Long we mistake it, under liking's name,
A soft indulgence, that deserves no blame;
A pleasure, we but take, to do her right,
Whose presence charms us, and whose words delight;
Whose sweet remembrance broods upon our breast,
And whose dear friendship is, with pride, possest.
(p. 202; cf. p. 196 in 1726 miscellany)
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At least 4 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1726, 1753, 1754).
See Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. By Several Hands. Publish’d by Richard Savage, Son of the Late Earl Rivers. (London: Printed for Samuel Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall, 1726). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; in Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With an Essay on the Art of Acting. (London: Printed for the benefit of the family, 1753). <Link to ESTC>
See Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. By Several Hands. Publish’d by Richard Savage, Son of the Late Earl Rivers. (London: Printed for Samuel Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall, 1726). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; in Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With an Essay on the Art of Acting. (London: Printed for the benefit of the family, 1753). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
06/11/2014
