"His good sense, however, at last convinced him, that as no solid happiness could be expected with a woman of miss Betsy's temper, he ought to conquer his passion for her."
— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by T. Gardner
Date
1751
Metaphor
"His good sense, however, at last convinced him, that as no solid happiness could be expected with a woman of miss Betsy's temper, he ought to conquer his passion for her."
Metaphor in Context
His good sense, however, at last convinced him, that as no solid happiness could be expected with a woman of miss Betsy's temper, he ought to conquer his passion for her. --This he resolved to attempt, yet thought before he did so, it would become him to see her once more, --to argue gently with her, and try, at least, if there were not a possibility of making her see the errors she was guilty of.
(II, xi)
(II, xi)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "thought" in HDIS (Prose); found again searching "conque" and "passion"
Citation
9 entries in the ESTC (1751, 1752, 1762, 1765, 1768, 1772, 1783).
See Eliza Haywood, The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, In Four Volumes (London: Printed by T. Gardner, 1751). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Reading The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, ed. Christine Blouch (Peterborough: Broadview, 1998).
See Eliza Haywood, The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, In Four Volumes (London: Printed by T. Gardner, 1751). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Reading The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, ed. Christine Blouch (Peterborough: Broadview, 1998).
Date of Entry
01/25/2005
