"One would have thought such melting Words / Should break an Heart of Steel."

— Mason, John (1646?-1694)

Author

Mason, John (1646?-1694)

Work Title

The Song of Songs which is Solomons First Turned and then Paraphrased in English Verse [from Spiritual Songs, or, Songs of Praise to Almighty God Upon several Occasions. Together with The Song of Songs Which is Solomons. First Turn'd, then Paraphrased in English Verse. The Second Edition, Corrected, with an Addition of a Sacred Poem on Dives and Lazarus]

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Richard Northcott [etc.]
Date
1685
Metaphor
"One would have thought such melting Words / Should break an Heart of Steel."
Metaphor in Context
One would have thought such melting Words
Should break an Heart of Steel.
But I (Alas!) so Stupid was,
Their force I did not Feel.
My answer was to this Effect,
Lord, now I am at ease.
And Lord, if I should thee respect,
My Friends I should displease.
Thy Service, Lord, would Cost Me dear,
The World would Me molest.
Thy heavy Cross how can I bear?
Do not disturb my Rest.
Categories
Mineral::Steel
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
06/09/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.