"Where had Reason the Dominion, I should have long since expell'd the little Tyrant, who hath made such Ravage there"
— Fielding, Henry (1707-1754)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Millar [etc.]
Date
1743
Metaphor
"Where had Reason the Dominion, I should have long since expell'd the little Tyrant, who hath made such Ravage there"
Metaphor in Context
HEART.
There goes an Instance of the great Power our Reason hath over our Passions. But hold,-- Why should I seek Instances abroad, who have so sufficient an Example in my own Breast--Where had Reason the Dominion, I should have long since expell'd the little Tyrant, who hath made such Ravage there--Of what Use is Reason then? Why, of the Use that a Window is to a Man in a Prison, to let him see the Horrors he is confined in; but lends him no Assistance to his Escape.
There goes an Instance of the great Power our Reason hath over our Passions. But hold,-- Why should I seek Instances abroad, who have so sufficient an Example in my own Breast--Where had Reason the Dominion, I should have long since expell'd the little Tyrant, who hath made such Ravage there--Of what Use is Reason then? Why, of the Use that a Window is to a Man in a Prison, to let him see the Horrors he is confined in; but lends him no Assistance to his Escape.
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
01/25/2006
