"[T]ake this Life, whose chiefest part / I gave you with the Conquest of my Heart"
— Behn, Aphra (1640?-1689)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Tonson and J. Tonson [etc.]
Date
1684
Metaphor
"[T]ake this Life, whose chiefest part / I gave you with the Conquest of my Heart"
Metaphor in Context
Her Bright Eyes sweet, and yet severe,
VVhere Love and Shame confus'dly strive,
Fresh Vigor to Lysander give;
And breathing faintly in his Ear,
She cry'd--Cease, Cease--your vain Desire,
Or I'll call out--What would you do?
My Dearer Honour ev'n to You
I cannot, must not give--Retire,
Or take this Life, whose chiefest part
I gave you with the Conquest of my Heart.
VVhere Love and Shame confus'dly strive,
Fresh Vigor to Lysander give;
And breathing faintly in his Ear,
She cry'd--Cease, Cease--your vain Desire,
Or I'll call out--What would you do?
My Dearer Honour ev'n to You
I cannot, must not give--Retire,
Or take this Life, whose chiefest part
I gave you with the Conquest of my Heart.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
02/09/2005
