"Then Addington, thy rigour quit, / Nor boast the iron heart of P---;"
— Wolcot, John, pseud. Peter Pindar, (1738-1819)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
William and Charles Spilbury
Date
December 18, 1802
Metaphor
"Then Addington, thy rigour quit, / Nor boast the iron heart of P---;"
Metaphor in Context
Such are the tinman's tuneful sighs,
That from his gloomy mansion rise,
Something like song from dying swans of old:
Then Addington, thy rigour quit,
Nor boast the iron heart of P---;
But show that thine was form'd in Mercy's mould.
Yes, let the culprit be forgiv'n--
No actual rape took place, thank Heav'n!
He wish'd to buy thine Honour's pure embraces.
I own with awkwardness he strove--
A country bumpkin in his love--
A simple Cymon, 'midst the polish'd Graces.
Then smile, and put the bumpkin out of pain,
And send him whistling[1] to his shop agen.
That from his gloomy mansion rise,
Something like song from dying swans of old:
Then Addington, thy rigour quit,
Nor boast the iron heart of P---;
But show that thine was form'd in Mercy's mould.
Yes, let the culprit be forgiv'n--
No actual rape took place, thank Heav'n!
He wish'd to buy thine Honour's pure embraces.
I own with awkwardness he strove--
A country bumpkin in his love--
A simple Cymon, 'midst the polish'd Graces.
Then smile, and put the bumpkin out of pain,
And send him whistling[1] to his shop agen.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "iron" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from The Works of Peter Pindar, 4 vols. (London: Printed for Walker and Edwards, 1816).
Date of Entry
06/07/2005
