"[A] Woman has a sweet time on't with any Soldier Lover of 'em all, with their Iron minds and Buff hearts"

— Behn, Aphra (1640?-1689)

Author

Behn, Aphra (1640?-1689)

Work Title

The Second Part of the Rover. As it is Acted by the Servants of His Royal Highness. Written by A. Behn

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson [etc.]
Date
1681
Metaphor
"[A] Woman has a sweet time on't with any Soldier Lover of 'em all, with their Iron minds and Buff hearts"
Metaphor in Context
PET.
What can this mad poor Captain do for you, love you whil'st you can buy him Britches, and then leave you; a Woman has a sweet time on't with any Soldier Lover of 'em all, with their Iron minds and Buff hearts: feather'd Inamorato's have nothing that belongs to Love but his Wings, the Devil clip 'em for Petronella--
Categories
Mineral::Iron
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "iron" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
06/08/2005

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