"I do know thee brave, and in the breast, where fire-ey'd courage rears her rugged throne, sure honor must inhabit!"

— Colman, George, the younger (1762-1836)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the curious, and not sold by the Booksellers in general
Date
1794
Metaphor
"I do know thee brave, and in the breast, where fire-ey'd courage rears her rugged throne, sure honor must inhabit!"
Metaphor in Context
VIRO.
Come, I will trust thee, I do know thee brave, and in the breast, where fire-ey'd courage rears her rugged throne, sure honor must inhabit! yet dare I trust thee?
Categories
Provenance
Searching "breast" and "throne" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed August 3, 1793. At least 7 entries in the ESTC (1794, 1795) [Not counting separate publications of songs, duets and choruses.].

See The Mountaineers; a Play, in Three Acts, as Performed at the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market (London: Printed for the curious, and not sold by the Booksellers in general, 1794).
Date of Entry
01/25/2006

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.