"If thus a golden crown can steel his heart, / O may I ne'er behold him while a king!"
— Kenrick, William (1729/30-1779)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Wilkie [etc.]
Date
1760
Metaphor
"If thus a golden crown can steel his heart, / O may I ne'er behold him while a king!"
Metaphor in Context
ELEA.
My lord, farewell--is this thy hated errand?
Hated indeed, if Henry sent thee on it.
Thou art employ'd, I see, to try my heart:
It is the king's till his unkindness break it.
Ah how unkind! so kind while yet a prince!
If thus a golden crown can steel his heart,
O may I ne'er behold him while a king!
No--be some humble cell my future lot,
Princes and kings, and all but heaven forgot.
My lord, farewell--is this thy hated errand?
Hated indeed, if Henry sent thee on it.
Thou art employ'd, I see, to try my heart:
It is the king's till his unkindness break it.
Ah how unkind! so kind while yet a prince!
If thus a golden crown can steel his heart,
O may I ne'er behold him while a king!
No--be some humble cell my future lot,
Princes and kings, and all but heaven forgot.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
06/13/2005
