"A Flood of Passion rises in my Breast, / And labours fiercely upward to my Eyes."
— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
1702
Metaphor
"A Flood of Passion rises in my Breast, / And labours fiercely upward to my Eyes."
Metaphor in Context
ARPASIA.
Oh! fatal Image! All my Powers give way,
And Resolution sickens at the Thought;
A Flood of Passion rises in my Breast,
And labours fiercely upward to my Eyes.
Come, all ye great Examples of my Sex,
Chast Virgins, tender Wives, and pious Matrons;
Ye holy Martyrs, who, with wond'rous Faith
And Constancy unshaken, have sustain'd
The Rage of cruel Men, and fiery Persecution;
Come to my Aid, and teach me to defy
The malice of this Fiend. I feel, I feel
Your sacred Spirit arm me to Resistance.
Yes, Tyrant, I will stand this shock of Fate;
Will live to triumph over thee, for a moment,
Then die well pleas'd, and follow my Moneses.
(V.i, pp. 63-4)
Oh! fatal Image! All my Powers give way,
And Resolution sickens at the Thought;
A Flood of Passion rises in my Breast,
And labours fiercely upward to my Eyes.
Come, all ye great Examples of my Sex,
Chast Virgins, tender Wives, and pious Matrons;
Ye holy Martyrs, who, with wond'rous Faith
And Constancy unshaken, have sustain'd
The Rage of cruel Men, and fiery Persecution;
Come to my Aid, and teach me to defy
The malice of this Fiend. I feel, I feel
Your sacred Spirit arm me to Resistance.
Yes, Tyrant, I will stand this shock of Fate;
Will live to triumph over thee, for a moment,
Then die well pleas'd, and follow my Moneses.
(V.i, pp. 63-4)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
Performed in December 1701. Over fifty entries in the ESTC (1702, 1703, 1714, 1717, 1719, 1720, 1722, 1723, 1725, 1726, 1728, 1733, 1735, 1736, 1744, 1750, 1755, 1757, 1758, 1764, 1766, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1774, 1776, 1778, 1784, 1790, 1792, 1795).
Text from Tamerlane. A Tragedy. As it is Acted At the New Theater in Little Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. By His Majesty's Servants. Written by N. Rowe (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1702). <Link to 2nd edition in Google Books>
Text from Tamerlane. A Tragedy. As it is Acted At the New Theater in Little Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. By His Majesty's Servants. Written by N. Rowe (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1702). <Link to 2nd edition in Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/17/2013
