"She is the deceitful sorceress who now holds your husband's heart in bondage."

— Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for G. Wilkie
Date
February 24, 1777; 1781
Metaphor
"She is the deceitful sorceress who now holds your husband's heart in bondage."
Metaphor in Context
TOWNLY
'Tis true, or may I never merit your attention--She is the deceitful sorceress who now holds your husband's heart in bondage.
(V.i)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "bond" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
A Trip to Scarborough. A Comedy. As Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Altered from Vanbrugh’s Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger. (London: Printed for G. Wilkie, 1781). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
01/06/2012

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