"Sure I am, all that Disdain and Rage could inspire Malice with, had been inflicted on you, but you well know my Soul is of another Stamp."
— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)
Place of Publication
London
Date
1719-1720, 1725
Metaphor
"Sure I am, all that Disdain and Rage could inspire Malice with, had been inflicted on you, but you well know my Soul is of another Stamp."
Metaphor in Context
To the Inhuman D'elmont.
To be pity'd by you, and that you should tell me so, was all the Recompense I ask'd for Loss of Father, Friends, Reputation, and eternal Peace; but now, too late, I find that the fond Maid who scorns the World for Love, is sure to meet for her Reward the Scorn of him she loves--Ungrateful Man! Could you not spare one Moment from that long Date of Happiness, to give a last Farewel to her you have undone? What would not this barbarous Contempt have drawn upon you, were I of Alovisa's Temper? Sure I am, all that Disdain and Rage could inspire Malice with, had been inflicted on you, but you well know my Soul is of another Stamp--Fool that I was, and little vers'd in the base Arts of Man, believ'd I might, by Tenderness and faithful Friendship, gain Esteem, tho' Wit and Beauty, the two great Provocatives to create Love, were wanting. But do not think that I am yet so mean as to desire to hear from you; no, I have put all future Correspondence with you out of my Power, and hope to drive it even from my Wish: Whether your Disdain, or the holy Banner I am listed under, has wrought this Effect, I know not, but methinks I breath another Air, think on you with more Tranquillity, and bid you, without dying,
Eternally adieu, Amena
P. S. Let Alovisa know I am no more her Rival, Heaven has my Soul, and I forgive you both.
(pp. 71-2)
To be pity'd by you, and that you should tell me so, was all the Recompense I ask'd for Loss of Father, Friends, Reputation, and eternal Peace; but now, too late, I find that the fond Maid who scorns the World for Love, is sure to meet for her Reward the Scorn of him she loves--Ungrateful Man! Could you not spare one Moment from that long Date of Happiness, to give a last Farewel to her you have undone? What would not this barbarous Contempt have drawn upon you, were I of Alovisa's Temper? Sure I am, all that Disdain and Rage could inspire Malice with, had been inflicted on you, but you well know my Soul is of another Stamp--Fool that I was, and little vers'd in the base Arts of Man, believ'd I might, by Tenderness and faithful Friendship, gain Esteem, tho' Wit and Beauty, the two great Provocatives to create Love, were wanting. But do not think that I am yet so mean as to desire to hear from you; no, I have put all future Correspondence with you out of my Power, and hope to drive it even from my Wish: Whether your Disdain, or the holy Banner I am listed under, has wrought this Effect, I know not, but methinks I breath another Air, think on you with more Tranquillity, and bid you, without dying,
Eternally adieu, Amena
P. S. Let Alovisa know I am no more her Rival, Heaven has my Soul, and I forgive you both.
(pp. 71-2)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "soul" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 12 entries in ESTC (1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1724, 1725, 1732, 1742).
Published in 3 parts in 1719-1720. <Part 1, ESTC><Part 2, ESTC><Part 3, ESTC>
See Eliza Haywood, Love in Excess: or the Fatal Enquiry, a Novel (London: Printed for W. Chetwood; and R. Francklin; and sold by J. Roberts, 1719). <Link to ECCO>
Text from Vol. 1 of Secret Histories, Novels and Poems. In Four Volumes. Written by Mrs. Eliza Haywood. (London: Printed [partly by Samuel Aris] for Dan. Browne, jun. at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and S. Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall, 1725). <Link to ESTC><Link to LION>
Published in 3 parts in 1719-1720. <Part 1, ESTC><Part 2, ESTC><Part 3, ESTC>
See Eliza Haywood, Love in Excess: or the Fatal Enquiry, a Novel (London: Printed for W. Chetwood; and R. Francklin; and sold by J. Roberts, 1719). <Link to ECCO>
Text from Vol. 1 of Secret Histories, Novels and Poems. In Four Volumes. Written by Mrs. Eliza Haywood. (London: Printed [partly by Samuel Aris] for Dan. Browne, jun. at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and S. Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall, 1725). <Link to ESTC><Link to LION>
Date of Entry
03/10/2005
