"The Duke of Alançon's heart could no longer conceal the passion which filled it, it had long ago desired, with pressing Sollicitations, the ease of discovering it."
— Anonymous
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Will with the Whisp
Date
1691
Metaphor
"The Duke of Alançon's heart could no longer conceal the passion which filled it, it had long ago desired, with pressing Sollicitations, the ease of discovering it."
Metaphor in Context
[...] It was matter worthy of the Duke of Alançon's Generosity to re-establish an injured Princess. The Prince, who was of an age which the love of Glory never inspires but with noble undertakings, found something so Heroical in this, that it re-inflamed his courage, and the hopes of revenging Queen Elizabeth's falsities, by Marrying with the fairest Creature of the Age, finished his resolution. The first thing he had to do, was to engage the Princess in a design, of which she her self was the principal cause. The Duke of Alançon's heart could no longer conceal the passion which filled it, it had long ago desired, with pressing Sollicitations, the ease of discovering it. At last, after the usual combat upon such occasions, he resolved to do it. But that was not enough; it was almost impossible to speak with the Princess, she was (as it were) besieged, and the Queen never forsook her.
(pp. 139-40)
(pp. 139-40)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
Anonymous, The Secret History of the Duke of Alançon and Q. Elizabeth. A True History (London: Printed for Will with the Whisp, 1691).
Date of Entry
06/14/2013
