"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."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"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."
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
