In "the serious and reflective mind, love raises a despotic throne, and, like the burning sun of Africa, he pours his chiefest ardors upon slaves"
— Cowley [née Parkhouse], Hannah (1743-1809)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by G. Woodfall, for T. N. Longman
Date
1795
Metaphor
In "the serious and reflective mind, love raises a despotic throne, and, like the burning sun of Africa, he pours his chiefest ardors upon slaves"
Metaphor in Context
ASGILL
O! how he mistakes! it is in souls like mine that love rages with all his fury. The gay, the volatile, can scarcely maintain a passion; but in the serious and reflective mind, love raises a despotic throne, and, like the burning sun of Africa, he pours his chiefest ardors upon slaves.
Enter Perkins.
Perkins! how now! your looks alarm me. What news from the City?
O! how he mistakes! it is in souls like mine that love rages with all his fury. The gay, the volatile, can scarcely maintain a passion; but in the serious and reflective mind, love raises a despotic throne, and, like the burning sun of Africa, he pours his chiefest ardors upon slaves.
Enter Perkins.
Perkins! how now! your looks alarm me. What news from the City?
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "mind" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
At least 4 entries in the ESTC (1795)
The Town Before You, a Comedy, As Acted at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By Mrs. Cowley. (London: Printed by G. Woodfall, for T. N. Longman, 1795).
The Town Before You, a Comedy, As Acted at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By Mrs. Cowley. (London: Printed by G. Woodfall, for T. N. Longman, 1795).
Date of Entry
07/14/2004
