***Or some frail China jar receive a Flaw,
Or stain her HOnour, or her new Brocade.
Line number 106,107 of canto II from “The rape of the
lock”. The lines
refer to the charge the nymphs have in regards to Belinda. In Canto One, the
lines depict the fact that nymphs have been charged with the position to watch
out for and protect Belinda based upon the fact that Ariel has had a
premonition that harm will come to Belinda.
The lines simply mean that, regardless of the laws set, the
nymphs will do what ever needed to protect Belinda so that the "frail
China jar" (Belinda) will not be damaged.
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