Pity first stamp'd your story in my breast, and the impression is engrav'd for ever"

— Reynolds, Frederick (1764-1841)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme [etc.]
Date
1805
Metaphor
Pity first stamp'd your story in my breast, and the impression is engrav'd for ever"
Metaphor in Context
VILLARS.
Mean you Maria's?--Oh! you little know --her door is shut against the common tribe, who visit but to murder Fame and Time; but to the poor and houseless wanderer, 'tis open as her heart

(Tourly and Jack Analyse appear at the wing and listen)

: --come--she shall greet you with a sister's smiles,--and for myself--

(taking her hand and kissing it,)

pity first stamp'd your story in my breast, and the impression is engrav'd for ever!
Provenance
Searching "engrav" and "thought" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
03/09/2005

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