"It is not, replied the sultan, with a mildness chastened with gravity, it is not for mortal eyes to penetrate into the close recesses of the human heart
— Sheridan [née Chamberlaine], Frances (1724-1766)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Dodsley
Date
1767
Metaphor
"It is not, replied the sultan, with a mildness chastened with gravity, it is not for mortal eyes to penetrate into the close recesses of the human heart
Metaphor in Context
It is not, replied the sultan, with a mildness chastened with gravity, it is not for mortal eyes to penetrate into the close recesses of the human heart; thou hast attested thy innocence by an oath; it is all that can be required from man to man; but remember thou hast called our great prophet to witness; him thou canst not deceive, though me thou mayest.
(p. 10)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
Six entries in ESTC (1767, 1767, 1771, 1788, 1792, and 1798?).
See Frances Sheridan, The History of Nourjahad. By the Editor of Sidney Bidulph (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1767). <Link to ECCO>
See Frances Sheridan, The History of Nourjahad. By the Editor of Sidney Bidulph (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1767). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
07/13/2013
