One may have a heart that is "the throne of every charity which adorns humanity, and of every aspiration that ascends to God."

— Pratt, Samuel Jackson [pseud. Courtney Melmoth] (1749-1814)

Author

Pratt, Samuel Jackson [pseud. Courtney Melmoth] (1749-1814)

Work Title

Hail Fellow! Well Met! in five acts; as it was for some years performed with universal applause, on the continent [from Harvest-Home: Consisting of supplementary gleanings, original dramas and poems, contributions of literary friends, and select re-publications, including Sympathy, a Poem, revised, corrected, and enlarged. From the eighth edition. In three volumes. By Mr. Pratt]

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Richard Phillips [etc.]
Date
1805
Metaphor
One may have a heart that is "the throne of every charity which adorns humanity, and of every aspiration that ascends to God."
Metaphor in Context
LADY AIRCASTLE
Alas! I can well believe it: And, is it possible that my husband, with a heart once the throne of every charity which adorns humanity, and of every aspiration that ascends to God,--honoured by the rich, adored by the poor, one of the upright dispensers of the mild laws of his country--laws which Freedom herself might be proud to obey,--should, by a few months contagion and commerce in this region of captivity, be fascinated by such contemptible, such impious--
Categories
Government::Throne
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Samuel Jackson Pratt, Harvest-Home (London: Richard Philips, 1805). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/27/2004
Date of Review
07/19/2011

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