Again, the Duke of Suffolk, having to inform the Queen of King Henry VI. regarding the steps which he has taken about the Duchess of Gloucester, conveys his news in the language of the bird-catcher:
Madam, myself have limed a bush for her,
And placed a quire of such enticing birds,
That she will light to listen to the lays,
And never mount to trouble you again.[9]
Similes from Bird-Capture
The King in Hamlet, torn with compunction for his crime, exclaims
O wretched state! O bosom black as death!
O limed soul, that struggling to be free
Art more engaged.[10]