"Ah, my Life's dear Guardian, methinks now you are here, my Heart has Warmth again, and active Motion which, lately like a worn-out Clock, had none."
— D'Urfey, Thomas (1653?-1723)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
1706
Metaphor
"Ah, my Life's dear Guardian, methinks now you are here, my Heart has Warmth again, and active Motion which, lately like a worn-out Clock, had none."
Metaphor in Context
GONZ.
Ah, my Life's dear Guardian, methinks now you are here, my Heart has Warmth again, and active Motion which, lately like a worn-out Clock, had none.
DIEGO
For my part I am quite Dead in all things but my Tongue, nor would that I believe wag neither if twere not warmed by my Rage to vent a Curse or two, now and then upon that plaguy Star-gazer.
Ah, my Life's dear Guardian, methinks now you are here, my Heart has Warmth again, and active Motion which, lately like a worn-out Clock, had none.
DIEGO
For my part I am quite Dead in all things but my Tongue, nor would that I believe wag neither if twere not warmed by my Rage to vent a Curse or two, now and then upon that plaguy Star-gazer.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "clock" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed in April, 1706. Finding only 1 entry in the ESTC (1706).
See Wonders in the Sun, or, the Kingdom of the Birds; a Comick Opera. With Great Variety of Songs in All Kinds, Set to Musick by Several of the Most Eminent Masters of the Age. Written by Mr. D'Urfey. (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn-Gate, next Grays-Inn Lane, 1706). <Link to ESTC>
See Wonders in the Sun, or, the Kingdom of the Birds; a Comick Opera. With Great Variety of Songs in All Kinds, Set to Musick by Several of the Most Eminent Masters of the Age. Written by Mr. D'Urfey. (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn-Gate, next Grays-Inn Lane, 1706). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
11/16/2006
