the rape of the lock

     

18th c. poem that says, "Forever cursed be this detested day, Which snatched my best, my favorite curl away!"

Trivia about the rape of the lock

  • When Lord Petre cut off a bit of Arabella Fremor's hair, it inspired this poem by Alexander Pope
  • This Pope poem has "two Locks... in equal Curls" which "well conspir'd to deck / With shining Ringlets the smooth Iv'ry Neck"
  • The baron cuts off one of Belinda's curls in this poem by Alexander Pope

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