"You will not, by blasting the latter, render yourself unworthy of the former, and tear asunder the only bond which unites Elvira's heart to yours."

— Plumptre, Anne (1760-1818); Kotzebue (1761-1819)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Phillips
Date
1799
Metaphor
"You will not, by blasting the latter, render yourself unworthy of the former, and tear asunder the only bond which unites Elvira's heart to yours."
Metaphor in Context
ELVIRA
Yes, I do know you!--I know you to be jealous of female favour, jealous also of your fame. You will not, by blasting the latter, render yourself unworthy of the former, and tear asunder the only bond which unites Elvira's heart to yours.
(III.viii)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "bond" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
The Spaniards in Peru; or, the Death of Rolla. A Tragedy, in Five Acts: By Augustus von Kotzebue. Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre (London: Printed for R Phillips, 1799).
Date of Entry
01/06/2012

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.