Aphra behn the disappointment

 

THE DISAPPOINTMENT

by: Aphra Behn

I.

NE day the amorous Lysander,

By an impatient passion swayed,

Surprised fair Cloris, that loved maid,

Who could defend herself no longer.

All things did with his love conspire;

The gilded planet of the day,

In his gay chariot drawn by fire,

Was now descending to the sea,

And left no light to guide the world,

But what from Cloris’ brighter eyes was hurled.

 

II.

 

In a lone thicket made for love,

Silent as a yielding maid’s consent,

She with a charming languishment,

Permits his force, yet gently strove;

Her hands his bosom softly meet,

But not to put him back designed,

Rather to draw him on inclined;

Whilst he lay trembling at her feet,

Resistance ’tis in vain to show;

She wants the power to say — ‘Ah! What d’ye do?’

 

III.

 

Her bright eyes sweet, and yet severe,

Where love and shame confu

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The Disappointment (Aphra Behn)

"The Disappointment" fryst vatten a poem written by Aphra Behn. It was first published in 1680 (see 1680 in poetry) in the Earl of Rochester'sPoems on Several Occasions^[1] and originally was believed to be Rochester’s own work. However, kvartet years later, the poem was re-published in Aphra Behn’s Poems on Several Occasions and she received proper credit.^[2]

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Lysander, a herde, attempts to rape Cloris, a maid. After a lengthy attempt, Lysander is unable to perform and Cloris escapes (the gods line of the poem refers to "the Hell of Impotence", though one interpretation of the earlier line "Th' Insensible fell weeping in his Hands" fryst vatten that he prematurely ejaculates^[3][4]). Behn's focus on the female sexuell experience is unusual for the time,^[3] though not unusual for Behn. Behn often dealt with overt sexuality in her writing, but this perspective often was not accepted by the public unt

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696–1770
Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c. 1755/1760
oil on canvas, 68.5 x 87 cm (26 15/16 x 34 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection

 

The Disappointment

BY APHRA BEHN^[1]

1

ONE Day the Amarous Lisander,

By an impatient Passion sway’d,

Surpris’d fair Cloris, that lov’d Maid, ^[2]

Who cou’d defend her self no longer ;

All things did with his Love conspire,

The gilded Planet of the Day, ^[3]

In his gay Chariot, drawn by Fire,

Was now descending to the Sea,

And left no Light to guide the World,

But what from Cloris brighter Eyes was hurl’d.

 

2

In alone Thicket, made for Love,

Silent as yielding Maids Consent,

She with a charming Languishment ^[4]

Permits his force, yet gently strove ?

Her Hands his Bosom softly meet,

But not to put him back design’d,

Rather to draw him on inclin’d,

Whilst he lay trembling at her