"Long has the idea wandered through my mind--Long have I languished for that peaceful haven, in which this tempest-beaten bark can only anchor."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"Long has the idea wandered through my mind--Long have I languished for that peaceful haven, in which this tempest-beaten bark can only anchor."
Metaphor in Context
WHY will my dearest friend add pain to my affliction, by making a request I cannot, must not, grant? Full well I know your generous motive, Lucy, nor have I once suspected that the inquiry owed its birth to curiosity merely--Your kindness would attempt to rescue me even from myself; but in vain, my friend, for I am self-devoted. Soon will those vows have passed my lips which cannot, indeed should never be recalled, and then your fond solicitude shall be indulged; you then shall know the spot where I shall be irrevocably fixed. This is no sudden start, believe me, Lucy--Long has the idea wandered through my mind--Long have I languished for that peaceful haven, in which this tempest-beaten bark can only anchor.
Too much a slave to all the fond affections of the heart, love for my brother tempted me to hope that his society might sooth my griefs, and lull my cares to rest--The thought was weak and vain--Blest be the disappointment I have met with--Had it not happened, the arrow must have festered in the wound, and rankled there for ever--It may now be drawn forth, and the allhealing power of true contrition soften every pang.
(II, pp. 157-8)
Too much a slave to all the fond affections of the heart, love for my brother tempted me to hope that his society might sooth my griefs, and lull my cares to rest--The thought was weak and vain--Blest be the disappointment I have met with--Had it not happened, the arrow must have festered in the wound, and rankled there for ever--It may now be drawn forth, and the allhealing power of true contrition soften every pang.
(II, pp. 157-8)
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
