One may fell Love's vengeful Shaft transfix her heart "And yield to [it] the Empire of [her] Soul]
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Dodsley, W. Johnston, and J. Walter
Date
December 6, 1765
Metaphor
One may fell Love's vengeful Shaft transfix her heart "And yield to [it] the Empire of [her] Soul]
Metaphor in Context
MARIA
Heigh ho! I begin to perceive I have play'd the Fool.
AIR VIII.
[Bertoni.]
O Love, tyrannic God, whose fatal Dart
Subdues all Nature to its proud Controul;
I feel thy vengefal Shaft transfix my Heart,
And yield to thee the Empire of my Soul.
Heigh ho! I begin to perceive I have play'd the Fool.
AIR VIII.
[Bertoni.]
O Love, tyrannic God, whose fatal Dart
Subdues all Nature to its proud Controul;
I feel thy vengefal Shaft transfix my Heart,
And yield to thee the Empire of my Soul.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "empire" and "soul" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed December 6, 1765. At least 5 entries in the ESTC (1765, 1766, 1771)
Richard Cumberland, The Summer's Tale. A musical comedy of three acts. As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, W. Johnston, and J. Walter, 1765). <Link to ECCO>
Richard Cumberland, The Summer's Tale. A musical comedy of three acts. As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, W. Johnston, and J. Walter, 1765). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
08/11/2004
