"Speak it, nor wound the Softness of my Soul / With these obscure Complainings; speak, my Lord."
— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
November 25, 1707; 1708
Metaphor
"Speak it, nor wound the Softness of my Soul / With these obscure Complainings; speak, my Lord."
Metaphor in Context
KING.
I know thee ever gentle in thy Nature,
Yielding and kind, and tender in thy Friendship,
And therefore all my Hope of Peace dwells with thee.
For oh! my Heart has labour'd long with Pain,
I have endur'd the Rage of secret Grief,
A Malady that burns and rankles inward,
And wanted such a Hand as thine to heal me.
ARIBERT.
Speak it, nor wound the Softness of my Soul
With these obscure Complainings; speak, my Lord.
(II.i, p. 10)
I know thee ever gentle in thy Nature,
Yielding and kind, and tender in thy Friendship,
And therefore all my Hope of Peace dwells with thee.
For oh! my Heart has labour'd long with Pain,
I have endur'd the Rage of secret Grief,
A Malady that burns and rankles inward,
And wanted such a Hand as thine to heal me.
ARIBERT.
Speak it, nor wound the Softness of my Soul
With these obscure Complainings; speak, my Lord.
(II.i, p. 10)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
First performed November 25, 1707. Thirty-three entries in ESTC (1708, 1714, 1719, 1720, 1725, 1726, 1728, 1733, 1736, 1757, 1764, 1765, 1768, 1774, 1776, 1779, 1780, 1782, 1791, 1794, 1795).
The Royal Convert. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market. By Her Majesty's Sworn Servants. Written by N. Rowe (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708). <Link to ECCO>
The Royal Convert. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market. By Her Majesty's Sworn Servants. Written by N. Rowe (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
07/25/2013
