"Sad fear and melancholy still divide / The empire of my breast with hope and joy."
— Home, John (1722-1808)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for G. Hamilton
Date
Performed Dec 1756, published 1757
Metaphor
"Sad fear and melancholy still divide / The empire of my breast with hope and joy."
Metaphor in Context
LADY RANDOLPH.
Sad fear and melancholy still divide
The empire of my breast with hope and joy.
Now hear what I advise.
(Act V, p. 55)
Sad fear and melancholy still divide
The empire of my breast with hope and joy.
Now hear what I advise.
(Act V, p. 55)
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Provenance
Searching in C-H Lion; confirmed in ECCO.
Citation
At least 10 entries in ESTC (1757, 1764, 1768, 769, 1770, 1773, 1775).
Douglas: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (Edinburgh: Printed for G. Hamilton, 1757). <Link to ESTC>
Douglas: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (Edinburgh: Printed for G. Hamilton, 1757). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
06/28/2013
