"[C]an thy Passions so out-strip thy Reason, to send thee wading through Falshood, Perjury, and Murther, after a flying Light which you can ne'er o'ertake!"
— Fielding, Henry (1707-1754)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Watts
Date
1730
Metaphor
"[C]an thy Passions so out-strip thy Reason, to send thee wading through Falshood, Perjury, and Murther, after a flying Light which you can ne'er o'ertake!"
Metaphor in Context
VER.
Hero in Sin! wouldst thou seal all in thy Friend's Blood? Art thou a Man, and can thy Passions so out-strip thy Reason, to send thee wading through Falshood, Perjury, and Murther, after a flying Light which you can ne'er o'ertake!--Think not I fear you as a Rival. By Heav'n! 'tis Friendship bids me argue with you, bids me caution you from a vain Pursuit, whence the utmost you can hope is to make Her you pursue, as wretched as Her you have forsaken.
Hero in Sin! wouldst thou seal all in thy Friend's Blood? Art thou a Man, and can thy Passions so out-strip thy Reason, to send thee wading through Falshood, Perjury, and Murther, after a flying Light which you can ne'er o'ertake!--Think not I fear you as a Rival. By Heav'n! 'tis Friendship bids me argue with you, bids me caution you from a vain Pursuit, whence the utmost you can hope is to make Her you pursue, as wretched as Her you have forsaken.
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed January 26, 1730. 2 entries in ESTC (1730).
The Temple Beau. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields. Written by Mr. Fielding. (London: Printed for J. Watts, 1730). <Link to ESTC>
The Temple Beau. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields. Written by Mr. Fielding. (London: Printed for J. Watts, 1730). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
04/24/2005
