"The nymph, who in my bosom reigns, / With such full force my heart enchains, / That nothing ever can impair / The empire she possesses there."
— Dibdin, Charles (bap. 1745, d. 1814)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Becket
Date
1774
Metaphor
"The nymph, who in my bosom reigns, / With such full force my heart enchains, / That nothing ever can impair / The empire she possesses there."
Metaphor in Context
Afterwards, in the wedding procession, Russet, Simkin, Louisa, Margaret, Jenny, and Villagers.
AIR VI.
HENRY
The nymph, who in my bosom reigns,
With such full force my heart enchains,
That nothing ever can impair
The empire she possesses there.
Who digs for stones of radient ray,
Finds baser matter in his way;
The worthless load he may contemn,
But prizes still and seeks the gem.
But I hear music, what can this be? All the villagers are coming this way--it seems like a wedding--I'll retire--How I envy this couple!
AIR VI.
HENRY
The nymph, who in my bosom reigns,
With such full force my heart enchains,
That nothing ever can impair
The empire she possesses there.
Who digs for stones of radient ray,
Finds baser matter in his way;
The worthless load he may contemn,
But prizes still and seeks the gem.
But I hear music, what can this be? All the villagers are coming this way--it seems like a wedding--I'll retire--How I envy this couple!
Provenance
Searching "empire" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed November 2, 1773. At least 12 entries in the ESTC (1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1787, 1789, 1795, 1796)
See The Deserter; A New Musical Drama. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. A new edition (London: Printed for T. Becket, 1774).
See The Deserter; A New Musical Drama. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. A new edition (London: Printed for T. Becket, 1774).
Date of Entry
08/16/2004
Date of Review
03/24/2011
