"No, no, I feel a pack of dogs worrying my heart, and my eyes on fire--but I can't cry."
— Morton, Thomas (1764-1838)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
Date
January 15, 1805
Metaphor
"No, no, I feel a pack of dogs worrying my heart, and my eyes on fire--but I can't cry."
Metaphor in Context
LORD AVON.
Horrible!--What! record a father's death without a tear?
TYKE.
Tear! Do you think a villain who has a father's death to answer for can cry?--No, no, I feel a pack of dogs worrying my heart, and my eyes on fire--but I can't cry.--
[A vacant stare of horror.]
LORD AVON.
And is this desolation my work? Oh repent, repent!
(II.iii)
Horrible!--What! record a father's death without a tear?
TYKE.
Tear! Do you think a villain who has a father's death to answer for can cry?--No, no, I feel a pack of dogs worrying my heart, and my eyes on fire--but I can't cry.--
[A vacant stare of horror.]
LORD AVON.
And is this desolation my work? Oh repent, repent!
(II.iii)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "dog" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Thomas Morton, The School of Reform; or, How to Rule a Husband. A Comedy in five acts. As Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805).
Date of Entry
07/03/2012
