"Were not my Mind enslav'd, were that but free, / How could I brave my Chains?"
— Manley, Delarivier (c. 1670-1724)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Barber
Date
1717
Metaphor
"Were not my Mind enslav'd, were that but free, / How could I brave my Chains?"
Metaphor in Context
QUEEN.
Against my self my rebel Passions arm;
They bound within my Breast to meet this Victor.
Were not my Mind enslav'd, were that but free,
How could I brave my Chains? how calm look down
On those lost Glories, which adorn a Crown?
[Enter Lucius. He kneels.]
Why does the conqu'ring Prince of Britain kneel
To me, no more a Queen, a wretched Captive?
What wou'd my Lord? for I am all Confusion.
(II.i, pp 9-10)
Against my self my rebel Passions arm;
They bound within my Breast to meet this Victor.
Were not my Mind enslav'd, were that but free,
How could I brave my Chains? how calm look down
On those lost Glories, which adorn a Crown?
[Enter Lucius. He kneels.]
Why does the conqu'ring Prince of Britain kneel
To me, no more a Queen, a wretched Captive?
What wou'd my Lord? for I am all Confusion.
(II.i, pp 9-10)
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
