"Her Mony may raise many a false pretended Passion, and young Women seldom want a little hardned Vanity to stamp it into Currant Love."
— Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Sturton
Date
1697
Metaphor
"Her Mony may raise many a false pretended Passion, and young Women seldom want a little hardned Vanity to stamp it into Currant Love."
Metaphor in Context
LON.
I have her Fortune to dispose of, my Lord: But not her Inclination, when she has chosen, I am ready to pay down the Mony.
L. LOV.
Her Mony may raise many a false pretended Passion, and young Women seldom want a little hardned Vanity to stamp it into Currant Love.
LON.
I hope, my Lord, in a little time to give you a very fair Proof of her Judgment.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "passion" HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Woman's Wit: or, The Lady in Fashion. A comedy. Acted at the Theatre Royal. By His Majesty's Servants. Written by C. Cibber (London: Printed for John Sturton, 1697).
Date of Entry
04/11/2005
