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Literary
April 30, 1805
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A poem by Marcus titled 'ON A YOUNG LADY WHO WORE A GOLDEN ARROW IN HER HAIR,' addressed to Miranda, uses the golden arrow as a symbol of her unyielding heart and urges her to reciprocate Eugenio's affection. Accompanied by a publisher's note complimenting the lady's virtues.
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FOR THE ENQUIRER.
ON A YOUNG LADY WHO WORE A GOLDEN ARROW IN HER HAIR.
MIRANDA, cruel as she's fair,
Exhibits in her auburn hair
An emblematic dart ;
To shew the throng around her shrine,
How hopeless they are doom'd to pine,
Since Love can't reach her heart.
Tis pity she were like a nun,
Who, shut out from the genial sun,
Loves ev'ry lure defies.
Or like some fragrant garden rose
That with its parent buds and blows,
And, drooping, useless dies.
Nature, fair maid, ay all you can,
Proclaims that you were made for man;
And man for you, I ween.
Then since Eugenio's worth you know,
Requite it with your smiles, and show
"Tis felt, as well as seen.
MARCUS.
We should have regarded this as little better than a pleonasm if the Lady, supposed to be meant, did not add the highest beauties of cultivation to the finest endowments of nature.
PUBLISHER.
ON A YOUNG LADY WHO WORE A GOLDEN ARROW IN HER HAIR.
MIRANDA, cruel as she's fair,
Exhibits in her auburn hair
An emblematic dart ;
To shew the throng around her shrine,
How hopeless they are doom'd to pine,
Since Love can't reach her heart.
Tis pity she were like a nun,
Who, shut out from the genial sun,
Loves ev'ry lure defies.
Or like some fragrant garden rose
That with its parent buds and blows,
And, drooping, useless dies.
Nature, fair maid, ay all you can,
Proclaims that you were made for man;
And man for you, I ween.
Then since Eugenio's worth you know,
Requite it with your smiles, and show
"Tis felt, as well as seen.
MARCUS.
We should have regarded this as little better than a pleonasm if the Lady, supposed to be meant, did not add the highest beauties of cultivation to the finest endowments of nature.
PUBLISHER.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
What keywords are associated?
Love Poem
Golden Arrow
Miranda
Eugenio
Unrequited Love
Romantic Advice
What entities or persons were involved?
Marcus.
Literary Details
Title
On A Young Lady Who Wore A Golden Arrow In Her Hair.
Author
Marcus.
Subject
On A Young Lady Who Wore A Golden Arrow In Her Hair
Key Lines
Miranda, Cruel As She's Fair,
Exhibits In Her Auburn Hair
An Emblematic Dart ;
Nature, Fair Maid, Ay All You Can,
Proclaims That You Were Made For Man;