"What Pity it is, a Mind so comprehensive, daring and inquisitive, shou'd be a Stranger to Religion's sweet, but powerful Charms."
— Lillo, George (1691/3-1739)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Gray
Date
June 22, 1731
Metaphor
"What Pity it is, a Mind so comprehensive, daring and inquisitive, shou'd be a Stranger to Religion's sweet, but powerful Charms."
Metaphor in Context
THOR.
What Pity it is, a Mind so comprehensive, daring and inquisitive, shou'd be a Stranger to Religion's sweet, but powerful Charms.
What Pity it is, a Mind so comprehensive, daring and inquisitive, shou'd be a Stranger to Religion's sweet, but powerful Charms.
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Provenance
Searching "mind" and "stranger" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Over 80 entries in ESTC (1731, 1733, 1735, 1737, 1740, 1743, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1750, 1751, 1754, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1766, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1780, 1782, 1783, 1785, 1787, 1788, 1790, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1796, 1798, 1799, 1800).
See The London Merchant: or, the History of George Barnwell. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By Mr. Lillo (London: Printed for J. Gray, 1731). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
See The London Merchant: or, the History of George Barnwell. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By Mr. Lillo (London: Printed for J. Gray, 1731). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Theme
Inner and Outer
Date of Entry
03/06/2006
