"No, my generous friend, the Admiral's heart is gold, and I might coin it"
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for G. and W. Nicol ... by W. Bulmer [etc.]
Date
1813
Metaphor
"No, my generous friend, the Admiral's heart is gold, and I might coin it"
Metaphor in Context
FEN.
No, my generous friend, the Admiral's heart is gold, and I might coin it--but I'm provided. To your other questions touching the widow, I can only say I'm just now in a state of fluctuation betwixt hope and despair: I've been encourag'd, and then damp'd, dismiss'd, and now again recall'd.--As for my honour, that is not at risk, for I have answer'd candidly to all that she can ask, or wish to know about me.
No, my generous friend, the Admiral's heart is gold, and I might coin it--but I'm provided. To your other questions touching the widow, I can only say I'm just now in a state of fluctuation betwixt hope and despair: I've been encourag'd, and then damp'd, dismiss'd, and now again recall'd.--As for my honour, that is not at risk, for I have answer'd candidly to all that she can ask, or wish to know about me.
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Provenance
Searching "heart" and "coin" in HDIS (Drama); Found again searching "gold"
Date of Entry
04/14/2005
