"His emotion seemed to communicate itself, with an electrical rapidity, to my heart."
— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Hugh Maxwell
Date
1799
Metaphor
"His emotion seemed to communicate itself, with an electrical rapidity, to my heart."
Metaphor in Context
His emotion seemed to communicate itself, with an electrical rapidity, to my heart. My tongue faltered while I made some answer. I said, I had been seeking relief from the heat of the weather, in the bath. He heard my explanation in silence: and, after a moment's pause, passed into his own room, and shut himself in. I hastened to my chamber.
A different observer might have found in these circumstances no food for his suspicion or his wonder. To me, however, they suggested vague and tumultuous ideas.
(Part I, chapter 8, p. 296)
A different observer might have found in these circumstances no food for his suspicion or his wonder. To me, however, they suggested vague and tumultuous ideas.
(Part I, chapter 8, p. 296)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
First part published in 1799; second in 1800. Reading and transcribing text from Charles Brockden Brown, Three Gothic Novels. New York: Library of America,1998.
Date of Entry
07/16/2003
Date of Review
06/26/2007
