Lovers are governed by Cupid and must obey the "laws of a monarch, whose throne is the heart"
— Cobb, James (1756-1818)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Lowndes
Date
1788
Metaphor
Lovers are governed by Cupid and must obey the "laws of a monarch, whose throne is the heart"
Metaphor in Context
Pray give me leave, Sir, my tale to pursue:
Well, what's to be done?
The lady's in tears,
The lover distracted;
Such mad pranks are acted,
Till love interferes,
And cries, off you must run:
Dear Sir, remember, 'twas once so with you.
As subjects, you know, to Cupid's dominion,
All lovers must bow to their sov'reign's opinion:
From laws so delightful, say, who can depart?
The laws of a monarch, whose throne is the heart.
Hush! hush! remember, 'twas once so with you.
The picture is yours, Sir, the likeness is just,
And, tho' painted too young, that you'll pardon, I trust;
Like you, I the dictates of Nature pursue:
Hush! hush! remember, 'twas once so with you.
Well, what's to be done?
The lady's in tears,
The lover distracted;
Such mad pranks are acted,
Till love interferes,
And cries, off you must run:
Dear Sir, remember, 'twas once so with you.
As subjects, you know, to Cupid's dominion,
All lovers must bow to their sov'reign's opinion:
From laws so delightful, say, who can depart?
The laws of a monarch, whose throne is the heart.
Hush! hush! remember, 'twas once so with you.
The picture is yours, Sir, the likeness is just,
And, tho' painted too young, that you'll pardon, I trust;
Like you, I the dictates of Nature pursue:
Hush! hush! remember, 'twas once so with you.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed: February 25, 1788. At least 3 entries in ESTC (1788).
See Love in the East; or, Adventures of Twelve Hours: a Comic Opera, in Three Acts ... As Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane (London: Printed for W. Lowndes, 1788).
See Love in the East; or, Adventures of Twelve Hours: a Comic Opera, in Three Acts ... As Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane (London: Printed for W. Lowndes, 1788).
Date of Entry
08/07/2004
