"Gold is a sure Bait to gain him, no other Loadstone can attrack his iron heart, 'tis proof against the force of Beauty, else I should not need this Stratagem, for Nature has not prov'd a Nigard to my Daughter."
— Centlivre [née Freeman; other married name Carroll], Susanna (bap. 1669?, d. 1723)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for William Turner and John Nutt
Date
1703
Metaphor
"Gold is a sure Bait to gain him, no other Loadstone can attrack his iron heart, 'tis proof against the force of Beauty, else I should not need this Stratagem, for Nature has not prov'd a Nigard to my Daughter."
Metaphor in Context
GRA.
My aim is fixt at the Rich and Great, he that has Wealth enough, yet longs for more, Count Pirro, the Governour's Heir and Nephew, that rich Lord that knows no end of his large Fortunes, yet still gapes on, for Gold is a sure Bait to gain him, no other Loadstone can attrack his iron heart, 'tis proof against the force of Beauty, else I should not need this Stratagem, for Nature has not prov'd a Nigard to my Daughter.
My aim is fixt at the Rich and Great, he that has Wealth enough, yet longs for more, Count Pirro, the Governour's Heir and Nephew, that rich Lord that knows no end of his large Fortunes, yet still gapes on, for Gold is a sure Bait to gain him, no other Loadstone can attrack his iron heart, 'tis proof against the force of Beauty, else I should not need this Stratagem, for Nature has not prov'd a Nigard to my Daughter.
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "iron" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed December 31, 1702. 2 entries in ESTC (1703, 1761).
The Stolen Heiress or the Salamanca Doctor Outplotted. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. By Her Majesties Servants (London: Printed for William Turner and John Nutt, 1703).
The Stolen Heiress or the Salamanca Doctor Outplotted. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. By Her Majesties Servants (London: Printed for William Turner and John Nutt, 1703).
Theme
Magnetism
Date of Entry
06/08/2005
Date of Review
03/23/2009
