"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."

— Anonymous; George Powell (1658-1714), Publisher

Author

Anonymous; George Powell (1658-1714), Publisher

Work Title

The Cornish Comedy

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for D. Brown and T. Bennet and T. Gateby
Date
1696
Metaphor
"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."
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)
Categories
Population::Confederacy Government::Rebellion War::Civil War Architecture::Tabernacle Fabric
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

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.