"You steel mens' hearts against you!"

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


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Woodfall. For Messrs. Cadell and Davies
Date
1796
Metaphor
"You steel mens' hearts against you!"
Metaphor in Context
FITZ.
O, too much!
You steel mens' hearts against you! Death and shame!
It rouses honest choler. Call the officers.--
He shall meet punishment.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" 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).
Date of Entry
06/13/2005

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