"She hath buried my heart in sorrow, and engraven dishonour on the tomb of her ancestors"
— Hull, Thomas (1728-1808); Tuke, Sir Samuel (d. 1624)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Griffin ... and G. Kearsly [etc.]
Date
1767
Metaphor
"She hath buried my heart in sorrow, and engraven dishonour on the tomb of her ancestors"
Metaphor in Context
HEN.
Ay, then my disgrace is certain, 'tis publick, and perpetual infamy is my portion.--This the reward for all my cares!--my incessant torments! --daily cautions!--hourly admonitions! A man had better have to rule beasts of prey, than women--they have not half their designs--their cruelty--ingratitude! She hath buried my heart in sorrow, and engraven dishonour on the tomb of her ancestors.--She stole away!--her accomplices escaped!--and no means of revenge to be found! Oh! that creatures, which are but feathers in the scale of our enjoyments, shou'd add such weight to our anxieties and torments!
Ay, then my disgrace is certain, 'tis publick, and perpetual infamy is my portion.--This the reward for all my cares!--my incessant torments! --daily cautions!--hourly admonitions! A man had better have to rule beasts of prey, than women--they have not half their designs--their cruelty--ingratitude! She hath buried my heart in sorrow, and engraven dishonour on the tomb of her ancestors.--She stole away!--her accomplices escaped!--and no means of revenge to be found! Oh! that creatures, which are but feathers in the scale of our enjoyments, shou'd add such weight to our anxieties and torments!
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Date of Entry
03/09/2005
