"Oh! Bileront (went he on, his Eyes sparkling with the same Passion, his heart was full of) Methinks I cou'd do wonders for my Love, wou'd she consent!"
— Pix, Mary (c.1666-1720)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Harding and Richard Wilkin
Date
1696
Metaphor
"Oh! Bileront (went he on, his Eyes sparkling with the same Passion, his heart was full of) Methinks I cou'd do wonders for my Love, wou'd she consent!"
Metaphor in Context
When Emilius saw Lovisa's hand, he kiss'd it eagerly; and transported, cry'd, 'What Summons hath my Goddess sent? Has she kindly revers'd my Doom; and given me leave to share her Banishment? Oh! Bileront' (went he on, his Eyes sparkling with the same Passion, his heart was full of) 'Methinks I cou'd do wonders for my Love, wou'd she consent! With her, fly the rigours of an Inexorable Father! Fly Ungrateful Parma ! And in some peaceful Corner of the Globe, fix my unimitable Fair; whilst for the loss of Crowns, Glory, Ambition, All, bewitching, dear, delightful Love makes up, and far excels.' He open'd the Letter, and Bileront saw his Countenance alter, as he read it; that short Beam of Joy which so lately shone through his Face, Eclips'd with blacker Clouds of sadness, than before. 'Read, my Lord, said the Prince, for sure my Eyes, only us'd to sorrow, transform the words of Kindness into Cruelty; even from her.'
(pp. 174-5)
(pp. 174-5)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
Mary Pix, The Inhumane Cardinal, or Innocence Betray'd. A Novel. Written By a Gentlewoman, for the Entertainment of the Sex. (London: Printed for John Harding and Richard Wilkin, 1696).
Date of Entry
07/01/2013
