"Do not stamp upon your heart a calumny which it does not deserve"
— Timaeus, J. J. (1763-1809); Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
Place of Publication
London and Leipzig
Publisher
Printed by J. Bryan, For T. Boosey
Date
1795, 1796
Metaphor
"Do not stamp upon your heart a calumny which it does not deserve"
Metaphor in Context
LOUISA
Oh Lady Milford!--Do not stamp upon your heart a calumny which it does not deserve--As soon as your bosom will have re-assumed its wonted calmness, you will recoil at the dismal effect of passion; and find yourself unable to put your threats into execution--Be assured, that you will not be inclined to torture a poor creature, who has never done the least thing to injure you; and whose sole offence is that of having loved--Now, Madam, only see the difference between you and me--I not only feel, but also respect every tumult and emotion of that heart, which has been agitated like mine by one common objec. --In testimony of this assertion--
Oh Lady Milford!--Do not stamp upon your heart a calumny which it does not deserve--As soon as your bosom will have re-assumed its wonted calmness, you will recoil at the dismal effect of passion; and find yourself unable to put your threats into execution--Be assured, that you will not be inclined to torture a poor creature, who has never done the least thing to injure you; and whose sole offence is that of having loved--Now, Madam, only see the difference between you and me--I not only feel, but also respect every tumult and emotion of that heart, which has been agitated like mine by one common objec. --In testimony of this assertion--
Categories
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
4 entries in ESTC (1795, 1796, 1797).
Text from Cabal and Love, a Tragedy. Translated from the German of Frederick Schiller, Author of the Robbers, Don Carlos, Conspiracy of Fiesco, &C. &c. (London and Leipsic: Printed for T. Boosey and A. Reinicke, 1796). <Link to ESTC>
Text from Cabal and Love, a Tragedy. Translated from the German of Frederick Schiller, Author of the Robbers, Don Carlos, Conspiracy of Fiesco, &C. &c. (London and Leipsic: Printed for T. Boosey and A. Reinicke, 1796). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
04/11/2005
