"And tears run trickling down her face, / Would e'en have mov'd a heart of brass."
— Cotton, Charles (1630-1687); Lucian (c.120- d. after 180)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Henry Brome
Date
1675
Metaphor
"And tears run trickling down her face, / Would e'en have mov'd a heart of brass."
Metaphor in Context
Sol.
Oh Jupiter, I guilty am,
Yea, inexcusably too blame,
And without mercy am undone
For my indulgence to a Son,
I could not for my heart deny.
And then to see a[1] Mistress cry,
And tears run trickling down her face,
Would e'en have mov'd a heart of brass.
'Twas that that did my Reason charm,
But (as I'me here) I thought no harm.
Oh Jupiter, I guilty am,
Yea, inexcusably too blame,
And without mercy am undone
For my indulgence to a Son,
I could not for my heart deny.
And then to see a[1] Mistress cry,
And tears run trickling down her face,
Would e'en have mov'd a heart of brass.
'Twas that that did my Reason charm,
But (as I'me here) I thought no harm.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "brass" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry); found again "reason"
Citation
9 entries in ESTC (1675, 1686, 1687, 1715, 1734, 1741, 1765, 1771).
Text from from Burlesque Upon Burlesque: or, the Scoffer Scoft. Being Some of Lucians Dialogues Newly Put Into English Fustian. for the Consolation of Those Who Had Rather Laugh and Be Merry, then Be Merry and Wise (London: Printed for Henry Brome, 1675). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Text from from Burlesque Upon Burlesque: or, the Scoffer Scoft. Being Some of Lucians Dialogues Newly Put Into English Fustian. for the Consolation of Those Who Had Rather Laugh and Be Merry, then Be Merry and Wise (London: Printed for Henry Brome, 1675). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Date of Entry
06/07/2005
