"There's but one Way however to resent it from a Woman; and that's to drive her bravely from your Heart, and place a worthier in her vacant Throne."
— Vanbrugh, Sir John (1664-1726)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
1706
Metaphor
"There's but one Way however to resent it from a Woman; and that's to drive her bravely from your Heart, and place a worthier in her vacant Throne."
Metaphor in Context
DON CARLOS
For my part, I never yet cou'd bear a Slight from any Thing, nor will I now. There's but one Way however to resent it from a Woman; and that's to drive her bravely from your Heart, and place a worthier in her vacant Throne.
For my part, I never yet cou'd bear a Slight from any Thing, nor will I now. There's but one Way however to resent it from a Woman; and that's to drive her bravely from your Heart, and place a worthier in her vacant Throne.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
At least 14 entries in the ESTC (1706, 1726, 1734, 1735, 1736, 1756, 1766, 1769, 1778, 1795, 1796).
Sir John Van Brugh, The Mistake. A Comedy. As it is acted at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market. By Her Majesty's Sworn Servants. By the Author of The Provok'd Wife, &c. (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1706)
Sir John Van Brugh, The Mistake. A Comedy. As it is acted at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market. By Her Majesty's Sworn Servants. By the Author of The Provok'd Wife, &c. (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1706)
Date of Entry
08/07/2004
Date of Review
12/28/2009
