"My Lord, you know his Heart is Steel, / 'Tis fixt, 'tis past, 'tis absolute Despair."
— Young, Edward (bap. 1683, d. 1765)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Chetwood and S. Chapman
Date
April 18, 1721
Metaphor
"My Lord, you know his Heart is Steel, / 'Tis fixt, 'tis past, 'tis absolute Despair."
Metaphor in Context
ZANGA
Alas! My Lord, you know his Heart is Steel,
'Tis fixt, 'tis past, 'tis absolute Despair.
(II.i, p. 20)
Alas! My Lord, you know his Heart is Steel,
'Tis fixt, 'tis past, 'tis absolute Despair.
(II.i, p. 20)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
First performed April 18, 1721. Over 39 entries in the ESTC (1721, 1722, 1726, 1733, 1735, 1749, 1752, 1754, 1755, 1760, 1764, 1768, 1769,1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1780, 1788, 1789, 1792, 1793, 1794).
See The Revenge: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By E. Young. (London: Printed for W. Chetwood and S. Chapman, 1721). <Link to ECCO>
See The Revenge: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By E. Young. (London: Printed for W. Chetwood and S. Chapman, 1721). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
08/17/2013
