"Dear, generous, noble-minded Godolphin! was uttered by her heart, but her lips only echoed the last word."
— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1788
Metaphor
"Dear, generous, noble-minded Godolphin! was uttered by her heart, but her lips only echoed the last word."
Metaphor in Context
During the first part of this short account, Emmeline, charmed more than ever with Godolphin, and ashamed of having for a moment entertained a suspicion to the disadvantage of such a man, sat silent; but at the conclusion of it, her eyes overflowed with tears; she felt something that told her she ought to apologise to him for the error she had been guilty of--tho' of that error he knew nothing; and impelled by an involuntary impulse, she held out her hand to him.--Dear, generous, noble-minded Godolphin! was uttered by her heart, but her lips only echoed the last word.
(IV, pp. 169-70)
(IV, pp. 169-70)
Categories
Provenance
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
