"The Bait" conveys many mixed feelings, praising while also incorporating cautiousness and negative aspects. It starts by inviting a woman to be his lover, then goes on to compare women to fish bait...
It was first published in 1633.
I am not aware of any record of when it was actually written. Historically the publication date is taken as the date of writing!
Its an iambic pentamet, with ababcdcdcefehhh rhyme scheme at the end. the tome is dark with meaning. It is a suduction poem, but unlike john Donne "The Flea" hear the suducer is try to make this girl...