"The nearer interest pressed solely upon his mind, and he was conscious only to the loss of Ellena."
— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Cadell and Davies
Date
1797
Metaphor
"The nearer interest pressed solely upon his mind, and he was conscious only to the loss of Ellena."
Metaphor in Context
Vivaldi made no attempt to detain him. His words expressed little more than they had formerly done, yet Vivaldi was shocked by the absolute menace now delivered. The stronger passion of his heart, however, soon overcame their effect; and this moment, when he began to fear that he had irrecoverably lost the object of his dearest affections, was not the time, in which he could long feel remoter evils, or calculate the force of misfortunes which never might arrive. The nearer interest pressed solely upon his mind, and he was conscious only to the loss of Ellena.
(I.ix, p. 119)
(I.ix, p. 119)
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06/04/2013
