"Mine Eyes no sooner saw, but my Heart was in a Flame, it heaves, it beats, it trembles, I'm all over Pulse, and in a perfect Agony."
— Anonymous; George Powell (1658-1714), Publisher
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for D. Brown and T. Bennet and T. Gateby
Date
1696
Metaphor
"Mine Eyes no sooner saw, but my Heart was in a Flame, it heaves, it beats, it trembles, I'm all over Pulse, and in a perfect Agony."
Metaphor in Context
BUSY
Well said Lieutenant, he doth not beat about the Bush, but falls immediately upon the point, and since 'tis so well begun, now for Lies and Flatteries in abundance. (Aside)
--Fame, Madam, having talked so loud in your praise, I had a greedy desire to view the Original, imparting this to your Uncle, he brought me hither, and now I find, what I have heard comes short of what I see; Mine Eyes no sooner saw, but my Heart was in a Flame, it heaves, it beats, it trembles, I'm all over Pulse, and in a perfect Agony.--The Devils in't, if this be not expressed like a true Lover.
(IV.ii, p. 33)
Well said Lieutenant, he doth not beat about the Bush, but falls immediately upon the point, and since 'tis so well begun, now for Lies and Flatteries in abundance. (Aside)
--Fame, Madam, having talked so loud in your praise, I had a greedy desire to view the Original, imparting this to your Uncle, he brought me hither, and now I find, what I have heard comes short of what I see; Mine Eyes no sooner saw, but my Heart was in a Flame, it heaves, it beats, it trembles, I'm all over Pulse, and in a perfect Agony.--The Devils in't, if this be not expressed like a true Lover.
(IV.ii, p. 33)
Categories
Provenance
Searching in C-H Lion
Citation
The Cornish Comedy, As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Dorset-Garden, by His Majesty's Servants. (London: Printed for D. Brown and T. Bennet and T. Gateby, 1696). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Date of Entry
06/18/2013
