"I must consider what's to be done--and in this room my thoughts are too confined to reflect."
— Inchbald [née Simpson], Elizabeth (1753-1821)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson
Date
1793
Metaphor
"I must consider what's to be done--and in this room my thoughts are too confined to reflect."
Metaphor in Context
LADY ELEANOR
holding him.
Where would you go? 'Tis evening--'tis dark --Whither would you go at this time?
IRWIN.
distractedly.
I must consider what's to be done--and in this room my thoughts are too confined to reflect.
LADY ELEANOR.
And are London streets calculated for reflection?
IRWIN.
No;--for action. To hurry the faint thought to resolution.
holding him.
Where would you go? 'Tis evening--'tis dark --Whither would you go at this time?
IRWIN.
distractedly.
I must consider what's to be done--and in this room my thoughts are too confined to reflect.
LADY ELEANOR.
And are London streets calculated for reflection?
IRWIN.
No;--for action. To hurry the faint thought to resolution.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "thought" and "room" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed January 29, 1793. 11 entries in the ESTC (1793, 1794, 1795).
Every One Has His Fault: a Comedy, In Five Acts, as it is Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden. By Mrs Inchbald (London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793). <Link to ECCO>
Every One Has His Fault: a Comedy, In Five Acts, as it is Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden. By Mrs Inchbald (London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
08/29/2005
