"Alas! the door is locked and bolted, as the hearts of white men are."
— Anonymous; Kotzebue (1761-1819)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell, Junior, and W. Davies
Date
1796
Metaphor
"Alas! the door is locked and bolted, as the hearts of white men are."
Metaphor in Context
ADA<
I was in Zameo's arms--
LILLI
You were torn from each other.
ADA
(Jumping up.) Ah I I did not dream it! Where is he? Where is my Zameo? (she runs to the door, which she finds fastened.)
LILLI
You might save yourself that trouble. Alas! the door is locked and bolted, as the hearts of white men are.
(III.i, p. 98)
I was in Zameo's arms--
LILLI
You were torn from each other.
ADA
(Jumping up.) Ah I I did not dream it! Where is he? Where is my Zameo? (she runs to the door, which she finds fastened.)
LILLI
You might save yourself that trouble. Alas! the door is locked and bolted, as the hearts of white men are.
(III.i, p. 98)
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Reading
Citation
A.F. Ferdinand von Kotzebue, The Negro Slaves, a Dramatic-Historical Piece, in Three Acts Trans. (London: Printed for T. Cadell, Junior, and W. Davies, 1796). <Link to ECCO><Link to incomplete copy in Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/27/2011
