John Durant Breval

Name: The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem
Author: John Durant Breval

The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

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“The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem”, published in 1716, is a work by John Durant Breval. It explores elements such as err'd, depress and Griefs.

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ With more than Female Warmth the Nymph caress'd,
And eager Kisses on her Lips impress'd:
The Nymph resisted all that Woman cou'd;
But what avails the Pow'r of Flesh and Blood,
Oppos'd against the Vigour of a God?
Here a white Bull the wily God appears,
And 'midst the Herd his curling Forehead rears;
Europa to a Man the Brute prefer'd,
And wish'd her self a Heifer in the Herd:
To feed her much belov'd, the Grass she pulls,
And around the choicest Flow'rs she culls;
Whilst He, with frisking Leaps, around her plays,
And tho' a Beast, a Heav'nly Form displays. ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ Hail Spacious Canopy, spread Heav'nly wide!
What Wonders dost thou show what Wonders hide?
Could I but half thy num'rous Beauties tell,
For ever on the Lovely Theme I'd dwell.
The Canvas here to Nobler Use apply'd,
Shall spread its ample Breadth with envy'd Pride;
Tho' from the Pencil, first, it gain'd a Name,
The Fair have rais'd it to superior Fame.
This Praise, Illustrious Nymph! be justly thine,
This Work alone, proclaims thy Pow'r Divine,
Venus no more shall o'er the Sex preside,
But all adore, who all defects can hide. ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ And with thy gentle Aid a Nymph befriend.
If e'er true Lovers thy Protection claim,
Let not one Slip for ever blast her Fame;
How dear alas! are Worldly Pleasures bought,
If such a Price must pay so sweet a Fault?
How can weak Woman's strength sufficient prove
To stem the Torrent of Ungovern'd Love?
Since Gods themselves his Pow'r Superior own,
And for a Mortal's Bed, resign their Heav'nly Throne!
Say then. Oh Queen! for thou alone canst tell
What Lucky Thought may Chloe's Shame conceal.
In happy Time some new Device erect,
And yielding Maids from Scandal's Breath protect. ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ Men are of late so proud and saucy grown,
They dare for ev'ry Nymph a Passion own,
And from a Civil Answer, brag of Favours shown.
Should now, by Chance, (for Flesh we know is frail,)
Some fav'rite Fop above the rest prevail;
Admit the very worst that Men can boast,
We need but keep our Counsel at the most,
This New Machine a sure Defence shall prove,
And guard the Sex against the Harms of Love. ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ Each well-turn'd Leg attracts the Lover's Eyes,
And the Nymph seems more beauteous as she flies:
But now, with short fetch'd steps she moves more slow,
Her panting Sides her slacken'd Paces show;
Back on the Swain she looks—She trips; She falls ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ It wants, at least, a Quarter now of Five!
Impatient Chloe quits her needful Rest,
Of ev'ry Earthly Good she thinks possest:
(Oh Sex for ever blind to future Fate,
Whom trivial Griefs depress, and trivial Joys elate!) ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ Oh Nymphs, for shame, such trifling Arts decline!
Each Fop will find the Cause of this Design,
And, fraught with Impudence, the Guard bear down,
Then with Disdain refuse the Conquer'd Town.
Trust your own Charms, let Nature give Surprize ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ What I have done is submitted to the Publick, from whose Opinions I am prepared to learn; tho' I fear no Judges so little as our best Poets, who are most sensible of the Weight of this Task. As for the Worst, whatever they shall please to say, they may give me some Concern as they are unhappy Men, but none, as they are malignant Writers. ”

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John Durant Breval, The Petticoat: an Heroi-comical Poem (1716)

“ And, though a Goddess, err'd, If Love's a Fault?
Adonis now does all Her Thoughts employ,
And Heav'n without Adonis yields no Joy.
Thyrsis dejected to his Bow'r returns,
His Pray'r unheard, with pensive Chloe mourns.
The Nymph enrag'd to think the Suit denied,
Resolv'd to use all means, that could be tried;
With Female, (not Inferior,) Pow'r to show
What, at a Pinch, a Woman's Wit can do. ”

John Durant Breval

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