"All the Revolutions that inhuman Fortune can expose us to, the Loss of Grandeur, Persecutions, the Poison of Envy, and the Insults of Hatred, have nothing in 'em but what the Resolutions of a Mind where Reason has the least Rule, can easily defy."
— Baker, Henry (1698-1774); Miller, James (1706-1744)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by and for John Watts
Date
1739
Metaphor
"All the Revolutions that inhuman Fortune can expose us to, the Loss of Grandeur, Persecutions, the Poison of Envy, and the Insults of Hatred, have nothing in 'em but what the Resolutions of a Mind where Reason has the least Rule, can easily defy."
Metaphor in Context
THE KING
Constancy is easy on a thousand Occasions. All the Revolutions that inhuman Fortune can expose us to, the Loss of Grandeur, Persecutions, the Poison of Envy, and the Insults of Hatred, have nothing in 'em but what the Resolutions of a Mind where Reason has the least Rule, can easily defy. But that which brings Rigours with it that make the Heart sink under the Weight of bitter Sorrows, are the rude Strokes of those severe Fatalities which rob us for ever of the Persons that are dear to us. Reason offers no Arms for Succour against such Assaults; this is the most dreadful Thunder that the Gods in their Wrath can lanch against us
Constancy is easy on a thousand Occasions. All the Revolutions that inhuman Fortune can expose us to, the Loss of Grandeur, Persecutions, the Poison of Envy, and the Insults of Hatred, have nothing in 'em but what the Resolutions of a Mind where Reason has the least Rule, can easily defy. But that which brings Rigours with it that make the Heart sink under the Weight of bitter Sorrows, are the rude Strokes of those severe Fatalities which rob us for ever of the Persons that are dear to us. Reason offers no Arms for Succour against such Assaults; this is the most dreadful Thunder that the Gods in their Wrath can lanch against us
Provenance
Searching "rule" and "reason" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
At least 3 entries in ESTC (1739, 1748, 1755).
Trans. Henry Baker and James Miller, The Works of Moliere, French and English, 10 vols. (London: Printed by and for John Watts, 1739). <Link to ECCO>
Trans. Henry Baker and James Miller, The Works of Moliere, French and English, 10 vols. (London: Printed by and for John Watts, 1739). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
06/22/2004
