"Then think what Thoughts invade the gazing King; / Catch'd with the sudden Flame, at once he burns, / At once he flies resistless on his Prey."
— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
November 25, 1707; 1708
Metaphor
"Then think what Thoughts invade the gazing King; / Catch'd with the sudden Flame, at once he burns, / At once he flies resistless on his Prey."
Metaphor in Context
SEOFRID.
He may go, 'tis true, with a fair Purpose.
Suppose her sunk into a downy Slumber,
Her beating Heart just tir'd, and gone to Rest:
Methinks I see her on her Couch repos'd,
The lovely, helpless, sweet, unguarded Innocence;
With gentle Heavings rise her snowy Breasts,
Soft steals the balmy Breath, the rosie Hew
Glows on her Cheek, a deep Vermilion dyes
Her dewy Lip, while Peace and smiling Joy
Sit hush'd and silent on the sleeping Fair.
Then think what Thoughts invade the gazing King;
Catch'd with the sudden Flame, at once he burns,
At once he flies resistless on his Prey.
Waking she starts distracted with the Fright,
To i's lov'd Name in vain she flies;
Shreiking she calls her absent Lord in vain.
The King possest of all his furious Will--
(III.i, p. 24)
He may go, 'tis true, with a fair Purpose.
Suppose her sunk into a downy Slumber,
Her beating Heart just tir'd, and gone to Rest:
Methinks I see her on her Couch repos'd,
The lovely, helpless, sweet, unguarded Innocence;
With gentle Heavings rise her snowy Breasts,
Soft steals the balmy Breath, the rosie Hew
Glows on her Cheek, a deep Vermilion dyes
Her dewy Lip, while Peace and smiling Joy
Sit hush'd and silent on the sleeping Fair.
Then think what Thoughts invade the gazing King;
Catch'd with the sudden Flame, at once he burns,
At once he flies resistless on his Prey.
Waking she starts distracted with the Fright,
To i's lov'd Name in vain she flies;
Shreiking she calls her absent Lord in vain.
The King possest of all his furious Will--
(III.i, p. 24)
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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
