This Merit hath the worst－1
It cannot be again－
When Fate hath taunted last
And thrown Her furthest Stone－
The Maimed may pause, and breathe, 5
And glance securely round－
The Deer attracts no further
Than it resists－the Hound－
It cannot be again－
When Fate hath taunted last
And thrown Her furthest Stone－
The Maimed may pause, and breathe, 5
And glance securely round－
The Deer attracts no further
Than it resists－the Hound－
(F.844/J.979)
[2] cannot be again:: a suspicious line, indicating that someone had the experience.
[4] thrown, Stone:: the ancient law for adultery.
[5] the Maimed:: the man who is wounded only, lost his paramour.
[7] Deer:: the woman being hunted, lost her attraction after caught.
[8] Hound:: the man who hunts, prefers the woman who resists him.