"Soft-panting Heart: scarce knows what Fonder Guest / Might steal that way into her Virgin-Brest."
— Harington, John (1627-1700)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for William Crook
Date
1684
Metaphor
"Soft-panting Heart: scarce knows what Fonder Guest / Might steal that way into her Virgin-Brest."
Metaphor in Context
Choice Instruments, to Task she strait did fall,
Shewn curious Eye, nice, Daintiest Touch withall;
Cleans'd, Search'd, Asswag'd; tho Cheeks more Red Disdain'd
Skin seen so white, to Handle too constrain'd;
Soft-panting Heart: scarce knows what Fonder Guest
Might steal that way into her Virgin-Brest.
Each Crimson Drop lost Ruby did Conceive;
Thus, work perform'd, She takes her Sober leave.
E're long (conjoyn'd) All perfect well should be:
Orsamnes thank'd her Gentle Charity.
For's Uncles Wounds House-Surgeon did provide
(Slight, smaller ones) at first was satisfi'd.
Shewn curious Eye, nice, Daintiest Touch withall;
Cleans'd, Search'd, Asswag'd; tho Cheeks more Red Disdain'd
Skin seen so white, to Handle too constrain'd;
Soft-panting Heart: scarce knows what Fonder Guest
Might steal that way into her Virgin-Brest.
Each Crimson Drop lost Ruby did Conceive;
Thus, work perform'd, She takes her Sober leave.
E're long (conjoyn'd) All perfect well should be:
Orsamnes thank'd her Gentle Charity.
For's Uncles Wounds House-Surgeon did provide
(Slight, smaller ones) at first was satisfi'd.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "guest" in HDIS (Poetry); again "breast"
Citation
The Grecian Story: Being an Historical Poem, in Five Books. To which is Annex'd the Grove: Consisting of Divers Shorter Poems Upon Several Subjects (London: William Crook, 1684).
Date of Entry
03/13/2006
