"My faithful Seofrid / Has pierc'd into her very inmost Heart, / And found thee reigning there."
— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
November 25, 1707; 1708
Metaphor
"My faithful Seofrid / Has pierc'd into her very inmost Heart, / And found thee reigning there."
Metaphor in Context
KING.
'Tis true;
As true, as that my Happiness depends
Upon her Love to thee. My faithful Seofrid
Has pierc'd into her very inmost Heart,
And found thee reigning there.
(II.i, p. 11)
'Tis true;
As true, as that my Happiness depends
Upon her Love to thee. My faithful Seofrid
Has pierc'd into her very inmost Heart,
And found thee reigning there.
(II.i, p. 11)
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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
