"I have been long labouring to consider this idol of my heart as misers do their hidden treasure; though hopeless of enjoying it, yet while I thought 'twas safe, I could not look upon myself undone."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"I have been long labouring to consider this idol of my heart as misers do their hidden treasure; though hopeless of enjoying it, yet while I thought 'twas safe, I could not look upon myself undone."
Metaphor in Context
O Lucy! how could you write those words, and not efface them with your tears?--I thought I had already experienced every species of anguish that could be inflicted by disappointed love.--From respect and tenderness to the dear cause of all my sufferings, I had brought my humbled mind to such a state of acquiescence, as to forbear complaining.--Nay I am persuaded I could, without repining, have endured to see her married to the object of her choice.--But to know she is unhappy must render me so beyond a hope of cure.--I have been long labouring to consider this idol of my heart as misers do their hidden treasure; though hopeless of enjoying it, yet while I thought 'twas safe, I could not look upon myself undone.--Now I am robbed of my ideal wealth, and am left poor indeed.
(I, p. 254)
(I, p. 254)
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
