"[T]here is a Judge to whose all-seeing eye our inmost thoughts lie open"
— Colman, George, the younger (1762-1836)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Woodfall. For Messrs. Cadell and Davies
Date
1796
Metaphor
"[T]here is a Judge to whose all-seeing eye our inmost thoughts lie open"
Metaphor in Context
WILF.
You know best
The movements of your heart, sir. Man is blind,
And cannot read them: but there is a Judge,
To whose all-seeing eye our inmost thoughts
Lye open. Think to him you, now, appeal.--
Omniscience keeps heaven's register;
And, soon or late, when Time unfolds the book,
Our trembling souls must answer to the record,
And meet their due reward or punishment.
You know best
The movements of your heart, sir. Man is blind,
And cannot read them: but there is a Judge,
To whose all-seeing eye our inmost thoughts
Lye open. Think to him you, now, appeal.--
Omniscience keeps heaven's register;
And, soon or late, when Time unfolds the book,
Our trembling souls must answer to the record,
And meet their due reward or punishment.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "judge" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed on March 12, 1796. 6 entries in ESTC (1796, 1798).
See The Iron Chest: A Play; in Three Acts. Written by George Colman, the Younger. With a Preface. (London: Printed by W. Woodfall. For Messrs. Cadell and Davies, 1796).
See The Iron Chest: A Play; in Three Acts. Written by George Colman, the Younger. With a Preface. (London: Printed by W. Woodfall. For Messrs. Cadell and Davies, 1796).
Date of Entry
10/18/2004
