One may be born by Love's wing "from his Conquer'd broken Hearts, / To the next Fair and Yeilding She"
— Behn, Aphra (1640?-1689)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Tonson and J. Tonson [etc.]
Date
1684
Metaphor
One may be born by Love's wing "from his Conquer'd broken Hearts, / To the next Fair and Yeilding She"
Metaphor in Context
Thy bow, thy Quiver, and thy Darts:
Even of thy Painted Wings has rifled thee,
To bear him from his Conquer'd broken Hearts,
To the next Fair and Yeilding She.
Even of thy Painted Wings has rifled thee,
To bear him from his Conquer'd broken Hearts,
To the next Fair and Yeilding She.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
02/09/2005
