"Love does all day the soul's great empire keep; / But Wine, at night, lulls the soft God asleep."
— Kemble, John Philip (1757-1823)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. and J. Egerton
Date
March 8, 1790
Metaphor
"Love does all day the soul's great empire keep; / But Wine, at night, lulls the soft God asleep."
Metaphor in Context
WILL.
Agreed.
Love does all day the soul's great empire keep;
But Wine, at night, lulls the soft God asleep
Agreed.
Love does all day the soul's great empire keep;
But Wine, at night, lulls the soft God asleep
Categories
Provenance
Searching "empire" and "soul" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
At least 3 entries in ESTC (1790). [An adaptation of Behn's Rover.]
John Kemble, Love in Many Masks: as altered by J. P. Kemble, from Mrs. Behn's Rover, and first acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, March 8th, 1790 (London: Printed for T. and J. Egerton, 1790). Link to ECCO>
John Kemble, Love in Many Masks: as altered by J. P. Kemble, from Mrs. Behn's Rover, and first acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, March 8th, 1790 (London: Printed for T. and J. Egerton, 1790). Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
08/11/2004
