Cleopatra "justly cou'd a Nobler Empire boast / In Cæsar's Heart, than Ptolomy had lost."
— Smith, John (fl. 1713)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
H. Clements
Date
1713
Metaphor
Cleopatra "justly cou'd a Nobler Empire boast / In Cæsar's Heart, than Ptolomy had lost."
Metaphor in Context
Clad in a Veil of Raven-glossy Hair,
Great Julius own'd his Cleopatra fair;
Her Olive Beauties, in deep Shadow set,
Gain'd more Advantage from their native Jet:
Thus on Enamell'd Rings we may behold
The sable Strokes give Lustre to the Gold.
She justly cou'd a Nobler Empire boast
In Cæsar's Heart, than Ptolomy had lost;
Nor cou'd the Conqu'ring Roman Eagle fly
To Glorious Conquests, swifter than Her Eye.
(p. 19)
Great Julius own'd his Cleopatra fair;
Her Olive Beauties, in deep Shadow set,
Gain'd more Advantage from their native Jet:
Thus on Enamell'd Rings we may behold
The sable Strokes give Lustre to the Gold.
She justly cou'd a Nobler Empire boast
In Cæsar's Heart, than Ptolomy had lost;
Nor cou'd the Conqu'ring Roman Eagle fly
To Glorious Conquests, swifter than Her Eye.
(p. 19)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "empire" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1713).
Poems upon Several Occasions. By Mr. Smith. (London: Printed for H. Clements, at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1713). <Link to ESTC>
Poems upon Several Occasions. By Mr. Smith. (London: Printed for H. Clements, at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1713). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
08/22/2004
