"And thee, feigned vestal, in worse arms shall see"
I noticed an angry tone in this poem. The speaker is addressing some woman who I perceive to be a past lover. He says "feigned vestal" to say that she lied about being a virgin. Perhaps this disgraces him, or even more angering, perhaps she cheated on him. I believe the woman cheated on him because it is learned in the poem that she is laying with another man. On top of this, the speaker says "I had rather thous shouldst painfully repent." The speaker desires vengeance, which wouldn't be a desire evoked when finding out a lover isn't a virgin. I wonder why the speaker doesn't also direct his anger to the man the woman is with?
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