"Some turbulent Othello's vainly try / To curb the green-eyed monster Jealousy."
— Jones, Jenkin [Captain] (fl. 1798)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
M. Allen
Date
1798 [1797?]
Metaphor
"Some turbulent Othello's vainly try / To curb the green-eyed monster Jealousy."
Metaphor in Context
Some turbulent Othello's vainly try
To curb the green-eyed monster Jealousy.
O never mount this wretched, restless beast,
"Not all the drowsy syrups of the east"
Can lull the argus of his fears, to rest:
--A never-ceasing vulture gnaws his breast.
(p. 41)
To curb the green-eyed monster Jealousy.
O never mount this wretched, restless beast,
"Not all the drowsy syrups of the east"
Can lull the argus of his fears, to rest:
--A never-ceasing vulture gnaws his breast.
(p. 41)
Categories
Provenance
Reading at the Folger
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1798).
Jenkin Jones, Hobby Horses: A Poetic Allegory (London: Printed for M. Allen, 1798). <Link to ESTC>
Jenkin Jones, Hobby Horses: A Poetic Allegory (London: Printed for M. Allen, 1798). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
05/16/2013
