"He speaks, as my own Heart had Coin'd the Words."
— Pix, Mary (c.1666-1720)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Turner and R. Basset
Date
1700
Metaphor
"He speaks, as my own Heart had Coin'd the Words."
Metaphor in Context
L. LANDS.
[Aside]
He speaks, as my own Heart had Coin'd the Words: I wou'd not be too Credulous: Believe me, Sir, I am not us'd to Woo, or be Refus'd; but, I perceive when once we Love, we quit our Pride; I can bear Reproof from you; and rather than not see ye; see you still to chide me.
(III.ii)
[Aside]
He speaks, as my own Heart had Coin'd the Words: I wou'd not be too Credulous: Believe me, Sir, I am not us'd to Woo, or be Refus'd; but, I perceive when once we Love, we quit our Pride; I can bear Reproof from you; and rather than not see ye; see you still to chide me.
(III.ii)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "coin" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Mary Pix, The Beau Defeated: or, The Lucky Younger Brother. A Comedy. As it is now Acted By His Majesty's Servants at the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields (London: Printed for W. Turner and R. Basset, 1700). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Date of Entry
04/14/2005
Date of Review
04/26/2007
