Reason may be "lost in good Wine," but "All the Fumes will away / That did the bright Regent confine"
— Baker, Henry (1698-1774); Miller, James (1706-1744)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by and for John Watts
Date
1739
Metaphor
Reason may be "lost in good Wine," but "All the Fumes will away / That did the bright Regent confine"
Metaphor in Context
BACCHUS
If sometimes our Rules
Make Madmen or Fools,
And Reason is lost in good Wine,
In the space of a Day
All the Fumes will away
That did the bright Regent confine:
But when Love's soft Smart
Bewitches the Heart,
Perhaps all our Life-time we pine.
If sometimes our Rules
Make Madmen or Fools,
And Reason is lost in good Wine,
In the space of a Day
All the Fumes will away
That did the bright Regent confine:
But when Love's soft Smart
Bewitches the Heart,
Perhaps all our Life-time we pine.
Categories
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
