"[H]e promis'd me a thousand Fineries, gave me an handful of Gold, told me I should have a fine House of my own, a Coach and Servants, with all manner of Imbellishments to grace and adorn my Beauty; which Beauty (continu'd he) has chain'd my Heart, ever since the moment I beheld it in the Milliner's Shop, where I was (incog) buying some things, on purpose to see you."
— Barker, Jane (1675-1743)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Bettesworth
Date
1726
Metaphor
"[H]e promis'd me a thousand Fineries, gave me an handful of Gold, told me I should have a fine House of my own, a Coach and Servants, with all manner of Imbellishments to grace and adorn my Beauty; which Beauty (continu'd he) has chain'd my Heart, ever since the moment I beheld it in the Milliner's Shop, where I was (incog) buying some things, on purpose to see you."
Metaphor in Context
I will not trouble you with the Repetition of the fine Speeches he made to recover me from my Surprize, and suppress my Tears; for he was a Man of Wit, and an engaging Mien; he promis'd me a thousand Fineries, gave me an handful of Gold, told me I should have a fine House of my own, a Coach and Servants, with all manner of Imbellishments to grace and adorn my Beauty; which Beauty (continu'd he) has chain'd my Heart, ever since the moment I beheld it in the Milliner's Shop, where I was (incog) buying some things, on purpose to see you; for you were recommended to me by Mrs. Wheedle, the Woman that brought you hither.
(p. 190)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "chains" in HDIS (Prose)
Citation
Only one entry in the ESTC (1726).
See Jane Barker, The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen; Design'd for the Farther Entertainment of the Ladies. By Mrs. Jane Barker. (London: A. Bettesworth, 1726). <Link to ECCO> <Link to Google Books>
See Jane Barker, The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen; Design'd for the Farther Entertainment of the Ladies. By Mrs. Jane Barker. (London: A. Bettesworth, 1726). <Link to ECCO> <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/20/2011
