"If you cannot like my brother, tell him so, and perhaps the wound which his self-love must receive from your denial, may rouse him to attempt the conquest of an hopeless passion."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"If you cannot like my brother, tell him so, and perhaps the wound which his self-love must receive from your denial, may rouse him to attempt the conquest of an hopeless passion."
Metaphor in Context
Now, madam, what do you think of the mischief your cruelty, or caprice rather, has occasioned? May I not say, with Ophelia,
O what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!
And have I not a right in common justice, to demand the restoration of my brother's senses from your ladyship, or some other averdupois equivalent for the loss? In short, my dear Juliana, if you have any friendship for me, you will immediately come to London, and make an end of this simple business.--If you cannot like my brother, tell him so, and perhaps the wound which his self-love must receive from your denial, may rouse him to attempt the conquest of an hopeless passion.
(I, pp. 88-9)
O what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!
And have I not a right in common justice, to demand the restoration of my brother's senses from your ladyship, or some other averdupois equivalent for the loss? In short, my dear Juliana, if you have any friendship for me, you will immediately come to London, and make an end of this simple business.--If you cannot like my brother, tell him so, and perhaps the wound which his self-love must receive from your denial, may rouse him to attempt the conquest of an hopeless passion.
(I, pp. 88-9)
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
