"No! my very Soul's on fire, and nothing but the Villain's blood shall quench it."
— Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for H. Rhodes, R. Parker, and S. Briscoe
Date
1696
Metaphor
"No! my very Soul's on fire, and nothing but the Villain's blood shall quench it."
Metaphor in Context
FLAREIT.
Ha! not move to call me back! so unconcerned! Oh! I cou'd tear my flesh, stab every feature in this dull, decaying Face, that wants a Charm to hold him! Dam him! I loath him too! But shall my Pride now fall from such an height, and bear the Torture unreveng'd? No! my very Soul's on fire, and nothing but the Villain's blood shall quench it. Devil, have at thee.
(IV.i, pp. 70-1)
Ha! not move to call me back! so unconcerned! Oh! I cou'd tear my flesh, stab every feature in this dull, decaying Face, that wants a Charm to hold him! Dam him! I loath him too! But shall my Pride now fall from such an height, and bear the Torture unreveng'd? No! my very Soul's on fire, and nothing but the Villain's blood shall quench it. Devil, have at thee.
(IV.i, pp. 70-1)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
Loves Last Shift; or The Fool in Fashion. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal by His Majesty's Servants. Written by C. Cibber (London: Printed for H. Rhodes, R. Parker, and S. Briscoe,1696). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Date of Entry
07/08/2013
