"Not fuller than my Head, Sir, I promise you."

— Hoadly, Benjamin (1706-1757)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper
Date
1747
Metaphor
"Not fuller than my Head, Sir, I promise you."
Metaphor in Context
BELLAMY. So--Buckle--you seem to have your Hands full.

BUCKLE.
Not fuller than my Head, Sir, I promise you. You have had your Letter, I hope.
(II.iv)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
First acted, February 12, 1747. At least 32 entries in the ESTC (1747, 1749, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1768, 1770, 1774, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1787, 1791, 1794, 1799). ODNB reports "at least twenty-four different printings and editions between 1747 and 1829."

See The Suspicious Husband. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. By Dr. Hoadly (London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1747). <Link to ESTC><Link to LION>
Date of Entry
06/28/2013

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