"Condemned to Passions, captivated by 'em--We are the Monarchs o're all other Creatures, yet Anarchy predominates in us."
— 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
"Condemned to Passions, captivated by 'em--We are the Monarchs o're all other Creatures, yet Anarchy predominates in us."
Metaphor in Context
MANLEY riseth,
Enough,--This is no cure for my Malady,--What a miserable Wretch is Man!--Condemned to Passions, captivated by 'em--We are the Monarchs o're all other Creatures, yet Anarchy predominates in us. The Sences in Confederacy raise Rebellion against reason; there now is a Civil War over all this Compound Tabernacle. Pride and Desire disturb the Harmony of Government, endeavouring to undermine the tottering Fabrick, and to hurl all into Chaos and Confusion.--Such is my case, the Love of a Woman; mine she is by contract, and I am satisfied she bears me a reciprocal Affection. Shall I suffer her to be torn from me by that tawdry Bubble? I am in a Labyrinth--ha! Freeman come to teaze me!
(II.i, pp. 8-9)
Enough,--This is no cure for my Malady,--What a miserable Wretch is Man!--Condemned to Passions, captivated by 'em--We are the Monarchs o're all other Creatures, yet Anarchy predominates in us. The Sences in Confederacy raise Rebellion against reason; there now is a Civil War over all this Compound Tabernacle. Pride and Desire disturb the Harmony of Government, endeavouring to undermine the tottering Fabrick, and to hurl all into Chaos and Confusion.--Such is my case, the Love of a Woman; mine she is by contract, and I am satisfied she bears me a reciprocal Affection. Shall I suffer her to be torn from me by that tawdry Bubble? I am in a Labyrinth--ha! Freeman come to teaze me!
(II.i, pp. 8-9)
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
