Reason may still keep "its Throne, but it nods a little"
— Farquhar, George (1676/7-1707)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Bernard Lintott
Date
1706
Metaphor
Reason may still keep "its Throne, but it nods a little"
Metaphor in Context
CAPTAIN PLUME
The March Beer at the Raven; I have been doubly serving the Queen,--raising Men, and raising the Excise-- Recruiting and Elections are good Friends to the Excise.
MR. WORTHY
You an't drunk?
CAPTAIN PLUME
No, no, whimsical only; I cou'd be mighty foolish, and fancy my self mighty witty; Reason still keeps its Throne , but it nods a little, that's all.
MR. WORTHY
Then you're just fit for a Frolick?
The March Beer at the Raven; I have been doubly serving the Queen,--raising Men, and raising the Excise-- Recruiting and Elections are good Friends to the Excise.
MR. WORTHY
You an't drunk?
CAPTAIN PLUME
No, no, whimsical only; I cou'd be mighty foolish, and fancy my self mighty witty; Reason still keeps its Throne , but it nods a little, that's all.
MR. WORTHY
Then you're just fit for a Frolick?
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "reason" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed April 8, 1706. At least 63 entries in ESTC (1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1714, 1718, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1727, 1728, 1732, 1733, 1736, 1739, 1741, 1742, 1746, 1749, 1751, 1752, 1755, 1759, 1760, 1764, 1765, 1768, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1776, 1778, 1782, 1783, 1786, 1792).
See The Recruiting Officer. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Farquhar. (London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1706).
See The Recruiting Officer. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Farquhar. (London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1706).
Date of Entry
07/14/2004
