"With Iron Bosom, tho' the Beast he slew, / The Charms of melting Love Alcides knew!"

— Polwhele, Richard (1760-1838); Moschus


Place of Publication
Exeter
Publisher
Printed and Sold by R. Thorn [etc.]
Date
1786
Metaphor
"With Iron Bosom, tho' the Beast he slew, / The Charms of melting Love Alcides knew!"
Metaphor in Context
With Iron Bosom, tho' the Beast he slew,
The Charms of melting Love Alcides knew!

He cherish'd Hylas, with his golden Hair;
Felt all the Fondness of parental Care;
And taught him, as a Sire instructs his Son,
By manly Virtues how Renown is won!
Himself alike the Model and the Guide
He watch'd assiduous at his Hylas' Side;
Whether their Course Aurora's white Steeds run
From Jove's high Dome; or blaz'd the noon-day Sun;
Or the Hen shook her Wings, by Twilight's Gleam,
Gathering her Chicken to the smoky Beam--
That, tutor'd on Instruction's steady Plan,
The Boy, in Wisdom's Way, might rise to Man.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "bosom" and "iron" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
06/08/2005

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