"Indeed, I fear Sir James is posting to destruction; the company he keeps must sink his mind as well as his fortune."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"Indeed, I fear Sir James is posting to destruction; the company he keeps must sink his mind as well as his fortune."
Metaphor in Context
I have devoted so much of my paper to the honour of the ladies, that I have scarcely room to tell you that I earnestly wish for your return to London. There is something the matter between Sir James and Lady Desmond, though she is much too good a wife to reveal the cause of her discontent either to Mrs. Selwyn or my Lucy; but that there is a cause, is perfectly apparent to them both; and they fancy she would be more communicative to you than she is to them.--Indeed, I fear Sir James is posting to destruction; the company he keeps must sink his mind as well as his fortune.--Lady Desmond is much to be pitied; she is now in the drawing-room with both her sisters: they all join me in wishing your return, and in sincere affection,
W. STANLEY.
(II, pp. 48-9)
W. STANLEY.
(II, pp. 48-9)
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
