Re: Savage breast or beast?

[L_Cahan <L_Cahan...>]

If I am not mistaken, I recall Trudele having said Congreve in her first posting
about it.
Lorele

BarMusProd (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> Dear Listers,
>
> In a message dated 3/8/01 11:53:05 AM, goobietheg (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:
>
> >   Kobishke:
> >    Breast was the older English way of saying heart.
> >    Look up the poem in its entirety and it will make sense to you.
> >As I say, I believe it's Tennyson.
> >     Trudi the G
>
> Trudi is right about the breast. It was (and is) metaphorically the "seat of
> affection and emotion," according to my handy _American Heritage Dictionary_.
> But I'm afraid that she is wrong about Tennyson (not that he wouldn't have
> said it sometime). It was William Congreve, from _The Mourning Bride_ (1697).
> Sorry Trudi.
>
> And it is definitely "breast" not "beast."
>
> Best wishes,
> Steve
>
> Steve Barnett
> Composer/Arranger/Producer
> Barnett Music Productions
> BarMusProd (at) aol(dot)com
>

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