"My Friend, does she not rule thy Soul?"
— Manley, Delarivier (c. 1670-1724)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Barber
Date
1717
Metaphor
"My Friend, does she not rule thy Soul?"
Metaphor in Context
LUCIUS.
I view, indeed, the captive Queen with Pity.
ARMINIUS.
My Friend, does she not rule thy Soul?
LUCIUS.
She does! she does! my charming Queen reigns here,
Triumphant in her native Throne, my Heart:
Diffusive is her Sway, War yields to Love,
Nor know I any Wish, but for her Beauty.
(I.i, pp. 1-2)
I view, indeed, the captive Queen with Pity.
ARMINIUS.
My Friend, does she not rule thy Soul?
LUCIUS.
She does! she does! my charming Queen reigns here,
Triumphant in her native Throne, my Heart:
Diffusive is her Sway, War yields to Love,
Nor know I any Wish, but for her Beauty.
(I.i, pp. 1-2)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
At least 2 entries in ESTC (1717, 1720).
See Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By Mrs. Manley (London: Printed for John Barber, 1717).
See Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By Mrs. Manley (London: Printed for John Barber, 1717).
Date of Entry
06/29/2013
