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

— Reynolds, Frederick (1764-1841)

Author

Reynolds, Frederick (1764-1841)

Work Title

The Blind Bargain: or, Hear It Out; a comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By Frederick Reynolds

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!
Categories
Writing::Engraving Writing::Stamping::Story Mineral::Steel
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.