"Yes, she has a thousand charms, and my heart is already in her chains."
— Cowley [née Parkhouse], Hannah (1743-1809)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
G.G.J. and J. Robinson
Date
1792
Metaphor
"Yes, she has a thousand charms, and my heart is already in her chains."
Metaphor in Context
IBRAHIM
Yes, she has a thousand charms, and my heart is already in her chains.--How dared Mustapha deceive me? He talked of deformity--her form is symmetry itself, and her hair which he decried, is fit for the bow-strings of the god of love.
(III.i)
Yes, she has a thousand charms, and my heart is already in her chains.--How dared Mustapha deceive me? He talked of deformity--her form is symmetry itself, and her hair which he decried, is fit for the bow-strings of the god of love.
(III.i)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "chain" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Hannah Cowley, A Day in Turkey; or, The Russian slaves. A Comedy, as Acted at the Theatre Royal, in Covent Garden. By Mrs. Cowley (London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1792). <Link to ECCO><Link to 1813 edition in Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/28/2011
