1. Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed and Amores
The silent mistress finds herself being fashioned to whatever her lover pleases as she stands before him. ... He continues to admire and elaborate on her beauty, saying "Just like the legs of Diana, her dress tucked-up/chasing the wild beasts, wilder still herself/I blazed when I couldn't see them: what shall I do now?... " (Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed, line 30). ... In Donne's "Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed", the speaker says, "O my America! ... In addition, Donne's "Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed" and Ovid's...
- Word Count: 2685
- Approx Pages: 11
- Grade Level: Undergraduate