"Alarmed as all my passions were, her gentle accents vibrated upon my heart, and calmed each throbbing pulse."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"Alarmed as all my passions were, her gentle accents vibrated upon my heart, and calmed each throbbing pulse."
Metaphor in Context
Alarmed as all my passions were, her gentle accents vibrated upon my heart, and calmed each throbbing pulse.--I sat down by her, took her trembling hand and said, what does my Emma mean?--Can I relieve her sorrows?--Her tears flowed more abundantly, and for some minutes stopped her utterance--at length, turning her head away from me, she said, yes Charles, thank heaven, you can; but do not let the present circumstance lessen my husband in your esteem; no man is perfect, and Sir James has but one fault--he is too fond of play.--There is an execution in our house this moment for seven hundred pounds.--I wou'd have joined with my husband to raise the money, by relinquishing my jointure--but he wou'd not listen to the proposal, declaring he wou'd perish in a gaol, rather than injure me, or our dear little Fanny.--He is, indeed, my brother, the tenderest of husbands, and of fathers.
(I, pp. 64-5)
(I, pp. 64-5)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1776).
The Story of Lady Juliana Harley: A Novel. In Letters. By Mrs. Griffith (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1776). <Link to Vol. I in ECCO-TCP><Link to Vol. II in ECCO-TCP>
The Story of Lady Juliana Harley: A Novel. In Letters. By Mrs. Griffith (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1776). <Link to Vol. I in ECCO-TCP><Link to Vol. II in ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
08/19/2013
