"Cursed be the hour I first indulged it, and cursed the weakness of mind that cannot conquer it!"
— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1788
Metaphor
"Cursed be the hour I first indulged it, and cursed the weakness of mind that cannot conquer it!"
Metaphor in Context
"It is impossible, Madam!" cried Delamere, suddenly and vehemently interrupting her--"It is absolutely impossible you could argue thus calmly, if you had any regard for me--Cold--cruel-- insensible--unfeeling girl! Oh! fool, fool that I am, to persist in loving a woman without an heart, and to be unable to tear from my soul a passion that serves only to make me perpetually wretched. Cursed be the hour I first indulged it, and cursed the weakness of mind that cannot conquer it!"
(II, pp. 131-2)
(II, pp. 131-2)
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Provenance
Searching in C-H Lion
Citation
At least 6 entries in ESTC (1788, 1789, 1799).
Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle. By Charlotte Smith, 4 vols. (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1788). <Link to ECCO>
Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle. By Charlotte Smith, 4 vols. (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1788). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
06/14/2013
