" I am form'd horribly robust, as thou art, without a grain of sensibility--a heart of stone, and nerves of cast iron"
— Andrews, Miles Peter (1742-1814)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. and W. Lowndes
Date
1784
Metaphor
" I am form'd horribly robust, as thou art, without a grain of sensibility--a heart of stone, and nerves of cast iron"
Metaphor in Context
LORD HECTIC.
Hold thy profane jargon--dost thou think the delicacy of my passions are so easily charm'd? and that I am form'd horribly robust, as thou art, without a grain of sensibility--a heart of stone, and nerves of cast iron?
Hold thy profane jargon--dost thou think the delicacy of my passions are so easily charm'd? and that I am form'd horribly robust, as thou art, without a grain of sensibility--a heart of stone, and nerves of cast iron?
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "iron" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed on February 14, 1784. 3 entries in the ESTC (1784).
The Reparation, a Comedy. As performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By Miles Peter Andrews (London: Printed for T. and W. Lowndes, 1784). <Link to ESTC>
The Reparation, a Comedy. As performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By Miles Peter Andrews (London: Printed for T. and W. Lowndes, 1784). <Link to ESTC>
Theme
Sensibility
Date of Entry
06/08/2005
