"I feel a timidity I cannot conquer, at the thought of seeing Mrs. Rivers."
— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Dodsley
Date
1769
Metaphor
"I feel a timidity I cannot conquer, at the thought of seeing Mrs. Rivers."
Metaphor in Context
My mind is in a state not to be described; I feel joy, I feel anxiety, I feel doubt, I feel a timidity I cannot conquer, at the thought of seeing Mrs. Rivers.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "thought" in HDIS (Prose)
Citation
At least 8 entries in the ESTC (1769, 1775, 1777, 1784, 1786, 1800).
See The History of Emily Montague. In Four Volumes. By the Author of Lady Julia Mandeville. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1769). <Link to ESTC><Link to Penn's Digital Library><Link to LION>
See The History of Emily Montague. In Four Volumes. By the Author of Lady Julia Mandeville. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1769). <Link to ESTC><Link to Penn's Digital Library><Link to LION>
Date of Entry
01/25/2005
