"And know, that I am capable of resenting such ill Treatment, tho' you charge me with a Meanness that my Soul's a Stranger to; but I despise the Accuser and the Accusation both alike."
— Mottley, John (1692-1750)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Watts [etc.]
Date
1730
Metaphor
"And know, that I am capable of resenting such ill Treatment, tho' you charge me with a Meanness that my Soul's a Stranger to; but I despise the Accuser and the Accusation both alike."
Metaphor in Context
ARA.
If your pretended Submission, Sir, was only to gain this farther Opportunity of insulting me, I'm very sorry that I gave my self the trouble of reading your Letter--which I return you thus--
[Flings a Letter upon the Ground.
And know, that I am capable of resenting such ill Treatment, tho' you charge me with a Meanness that my Soul's a Stranger to; but I despise the Accuser and the Accusation both alike.
If your pretended Submission, Sir, was only to gain this farther Opportunity of insulting me, I'm very sorry that I gave my self the trouble of reading your Letter--which I return you thus--
[Flings a Letter upon the Ground.
And know, that I am capable of resenting such ill Treatment, tho' you charge me with a Meanness that my Soul's a Stranger to; but I despise the Accuser and the Accusation both alike.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "stranger" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
03/06/2006
Date of Review
06/21/2010
