"Your pow'r my captive heart in chains shall bind, / Sweet as the graces of your face and mind."
— Kemble, John Philip (1757-1823)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. and J. Egerton
Date
March 8, 1790
Metaphor
"Your pow'r my captive heart in chains shall bind, / Sweet as the graces of your face and mind."
Metaphor in Context
WILL.
Thou'rt a brave girl!--I admire thy love and courage, and will give thee as little cause as I can to repent 'em.
Henceforth no other pleasures can I know,
Than those of fond fidelity to you;
Your pow'r my captive heart in chains shall bind,
Sweet as the graces of your face and mind:--
Blest in my friends, and doubly blest in love,
My joy's complete indeed--if you approve.
Thou'rt a brave girl!--I admire thy love and courage, and will give thee as little cause as I can to repent 'em.
Henceforth no other pleasures can I know,
Than those of fond fidelity to you;
Your pow'r my captive heart in chains shall bind,
Sweet as the graces of your face and mind:--
Blest in my friends, and doubly blest in love,
My joy's complete indeed--if you approve.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "chain" in HDIS (Drama); found again searching "heart"
Citation
At least 3 entries in ESTC (1790). [An adaptation of Behn's Rover.]
John Kemble, Love in Many Masks: as altered by J. P. Kemble, from Mrs. Behn's Rover, and first acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, March 8th, 1790 (London: Printed for T. and J. Egerton, 1790). Link to ECCO>
John Kemble, Love in Many Masks: as altered by J. P. Kemble, from Mrs. Behn's Rover, and first acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, March 8th, 1790 (London: Printed for T. and J. Egerton, 1790). Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
07/27/2011
