"If once the Queen be parted from the Prince, / The Lustre of a Crown will soon efface / Th'Impression made upon a Woman's Heart."
— Manley, Delarivier (c. 1670-1724)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Barber
Date
1717
Metaphor
"If once the Queen be parted from the Prince, / The Lustre of a Crown will soon efface / Th'Impression made upon a Woman's Heart."
Metaphor in Context
ARMINIUS.
Deal we like Statesmen, for a while, in Cunning;
Your End but gain'd, no Matter what the Means:
If once the Queen be parted from the Prince,
The Lustre of a Crown will soon efface
Th'Impression made upon a Woman's Heart.
(III.i, p. 19)
Deal we like Statesmen, for a while, in Cunning;
Your End but gain'd, no Matter what the Means:
If once the Queen be parted from the Prince,
The Lustre of a Crown will soon efface
Th'Impression made upon a Woman's Heart.
(III.i, p. 19)
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
