"Forbear! there is a spirit within me, sunk tho' I am in misery and despair, that will not suffer you, tho' now a conqueror in your turn, and towering far above the wretched son of Hastings, to take this base advantage of your fortune, and drag a trembling victim to the altar only to riot in the tears of beauty, and throw your chains upon a heart, that never can be your's."
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for C. Dilly
Date
January 13, 1796
Metaphor
"Forbear! there is a spirit within me, sunk tho' I am in misery and despair, that will not suffer you, tho' now a conqueror in your turn, and towering far above the wretched son of Hastings, to take this base advantage of your fortune, and drag a trembling victim to the altar only to riot in the tears of beauty, and throw your chains upon a heart, that never can be your's."
Metaphor in Context
VOLTIMAR
Forbear! there is a spirit within me, sunk tho' I am in misery and despair, that will not suffer you, tho' now a conqueror in your turn, and towering far above the wretched son of Hastings, to take this base advantage of your fortune, and drag a trembling victim to the altar only to riot in the tears of beauty, and throw your chains upon a heart, that never can be your's.
Forbear! there is a spirit within me, sunk tho' I am in misery and despair, that will not suffer you, tho' now a conqueror in your turn, and towering far above the wretched son of Hastings, to take this base advantage of your fortune, and drag a trembling victim to the altar only to riot in the tears of beauty, and throw your chains upon a heart, that never can be your's.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "chain" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed January 13, 1796. At least 2 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1796)
The Days of Yore: a Drama in Three Acts. Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden (London: C. Dilly, 1796). <Link to ECCO>
The Days of Yore: a Drama in Three Acts. Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden (London: C. Dilly, 1796). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
07/28/2011
