"[H]eaven will sure excuse the error of an inclination which is born with us, and which not all our reason is of force to conquer"
— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed and published by T. Gardner
Date
1744
Metaphor
"[H]eaven will sure excuse the error of an inclination which is born with us, and which not all our reason is of force to conquer"
Metaphor in Context
Melanthe, no longer able to keep the secret of her amour, finding Louisa, as she thought, had entirely regained her former sprightliness, acquainted her with all had passed between herself and count de Bellfleur; which, tho' the other was no stranger to, she seemed astonished at, and could not help telling her, that she feared the consequence of an intrigue of that nature would one day be fatal to her peace. Yet, said Melanthe, where one loves, and is beloved, it is hard to deny oneself a certain happiness for the dread of an imaginary ill. --In fine, my dear Louisa, I found I could not live without him; and heaven will sure excuse the error of an inclination which is born with us, and which not all our reason is of force to conquer. --But, added she, you always seem to speak of the count, as of a man that wanted charms to excuse the tenderness I have for him; and, I have observed, deny him those praises which I have heard you bestow very freely on persons that have not half his merit.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "reason" in HDIS (Prose)
Citation
5 entries in ESTC (1744, 1746, 1748, 1761).
Text from The Fortunate Foundlings: Being the Genuine History of Colonel M---rs, and his Sister, Madam du P---y, the Issue of Hon. Ch---es M---rs, Son of the late Duke of R---l---d. Containing Many wonderful Accidents that befel them in their Travels, and interspersed with the Characters and Adventures of Several Persons of Condition, in the most polite Courts of Europe. The Whole Calculated for the Entertainment and Improvement of the Youth of both Sexes. 2nd ed. (London: Printed and published by T. Gardner, 1744).
Text from The Fortunate Foundlings: Being the Genuine History of Colonel M---rs, and his Sister, Madam du P---y, the Issue of Hon. Ch---es M---rs, Son of the late Duke of R---l---d. Containing Many wonderful Accidents that befel them in their Travels, and interspersed with the Characters and Adventures of Several Persons of Condition, in the most polite Courts of Europe. The Whole Calculated for the Entertainment and Improvement of the Youth of both Sexes. 2nd ed. (London: Printed and published by T. Gardner, 1744).
Theme
Ruling Passion
Date of Entry
01/26/2005
