"If thou dost love me, I shall fill thy Heart / With Scorpion's Stings."
— 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
"If thou dost love me, I shall fill thy Heart / With Scorpion's Stings."
Metaphor in Context
DON ALONZO
I see that thou art frighted.
If thou dost love me, I shall fill thy Heart
With Scorpion's Stings.
ZANGA
If I do love, my Lord?
(III.i, p. 29)
I see that thou art frighted.
If thou dost love me, I shall fill thy Heart
With Scorpion's Stings.
ZANGA
If I do love, my Lord?
(III.i, p. 29)
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
