"But so totally had the Affair of Miss Mathews possessed his Mind, that like a Man in a most raging Fit of the Gout, he was scarce capable of any additional Torture."
— Fielding, Henry (1707-1754)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Millar
Date
1752
Metaphor
"But so totally had the Affair of Miss Mathews possessed his Mind, that like a Man in a most raging Fit of the Gout, he was scarce capable of any additional Torture."
Metaphor in Context
Had this Letter come at any other time, it would have given Booth the most sensible Affliction; but so totally had the Affair of Miss Mathews possessed his Mind, that like a Man in a most raging Fit of the Gout, he was scarce capable of any additional Torture; nay, he even made a use of this latter Epistle, as it served to account to Amelia for that Concern which he really felt on another Account. The poor deceived Lady therefore applied herself to give him Comfort where he least wanted it. She said he might easily perceive that the Matter had been misrepresented to the Doctor, who would not, she was sure, retain the least Anger against him when he knew the real Truth.
(II.iv.3)
(II.iv.3)
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Provenance
HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
13 entries in ESTC (1752, 1762, 1771, 1775, 1777, 1780, 1790, 1793).
See Amelia. By Henry Fielding, 4 vols. (London: A. Millar, 1752). <Link to ECCO>
Reading Henry Fielding, Amelia, ed. David Blewett (London: Penguin Books, 1987).
See Amelia. By Henry Fielding, 4 vols. (London: A. Millar, 1752). <Link to ECCO>
Reading Henry Fielding, Amelia, ed. David Blewett (London: Penguin Books, 1987).
Date of Entry
10/21/2003
Date of Review
10/21/2003
