"In the meantime, I'll wrap myself up in the integrity of my own heart, nor dare to doubt of his."
— Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Tonson
Date
1722
Metaphor
"In the meantime, I'll wrap myself up in the integrity of my own heart, nor dare to doubt of his."
Metaphor in Context
ISABELLA
Till I know whether Mr. Myrtle and Mr. Bevil are really friends or foes. And that I will be convinced of before I sleep, for you shall not be deceived.
INDIANA
I'm sure I never shall if you fears can guard me. In the meantime, I'll wrap myself up in the integrity of my own heart, nor dare to doubt of his.
As conscious honor all his actions steers:
So conscious innocence dispels my fears.
(Act II, scene ii, pp. 245-6)
Till I know whether Mr. Myrtle and Mr. Bevil are really friends or foes. And that I will be convinced of before I sleep, for you shall not be deceived.
INDIANA
I'm sure I never shall if you fears can guard me. In the meantime, I'll wrap myself up in the integrity of my own heart, nor dare to doubt of his.
As conscious honor all his actions steers:
So conscious innocence dispels my fears.
(Act II, scene ii, pp. 245-6)
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Citation
First performed November, 1722. At least 87 entries in ESTC (1722, 1723, 1724, 1725, 1729, 1730, 1732, 1733, 1735, 1736, 1740, 1741, 1743, 1744, 1746, 1747, 1751, 1755, 1757, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1764, 1767, 1768, 1770, 1771, 1774, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1780, 1782, 1785, 1789, 1791, 1793, 1794).
Text from The Conscious Lovers. A Comedy. As It Is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's Servants. Written by Richard Steele (London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1723).
Reading in Scott McMillin's Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy. Norton Critical Edition. (New York: Norton, 1973).
Text from The Conscious Lovers. A Comedy. As It Is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's Servants. Written by Richard Steele (London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1723).
Reading in Scott McMillin's Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy. Norton Critical Edition. (New York: Norton, 1973).
Date of Entry
07/22/2003
Date of Review
10/22/2003
