I may act "in obedience to the principle which at present governed me with absolute dominion"
— Godwin, William (1756-1836)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
B. Crosby, Stationers-Court, Ludgate Street
Date
1794
Metaphor
I may act "in obedience to the principle which at present governed me with absolute dominion"
Metaphor in Context
Having satisfied my curiosity with respect to this paper, I took care to dispose of it in such a manner as that it should be found by Mr. Falkland; at the same time that, in obedience to the principle which at present governed me with absolute dominion, I was willing that the way in which it offered itself to his attention should suggest to him the idea that it had possibly passed through my hands. The next morning I saw him, and I exerted myself to lead the conversation, which bythis time I well knew how to introduce, by insensible degrees to the point I desired. After several previous questions, remarks, and rejoinders, I continued:--
(p. 191)
(p. 191)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
5 entries in ESTC (1794, 1795, 1796, 1797).
William Godwin, Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams, 3 vols. (London: B. Crosby, Stationers-Court, Ludgate Street, 1794). <Link to ESTC>
Reading Caleb Williams, ed. Gary Handwerk and A. A. Markley. (Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2000).
William Godwin, Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams, 3 vols. (London: B. Crosby, Stationers-Court, Ludgate Street, 1794). <Link to ESTC>
Reading Caleb Williams, ed. Gary Handwerk and A. A. Markley. (Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2000).
Date of Entry
05/09/2005
