"She animates my Being, / And kindles up my Thoughts to worthy Actions."
— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Watts
Date
First performed February 17, 1720.
Metaphor
"She animates my Being, / And kindles up my Thoughts to worthy Actions."
Metaphor in Context
PHOCYAS
Not think of Her?
Impossible!--She's ever present to me,
My Life, my Soul; She animates my Being,
And kindles up my Thoughts to worthy Actions.
And why, Eumenes , why not think of Her?
Is not my Rank--
(p. 19)
Not think of Her?
Impossible!--She's ever present to me,
My Life, my Soul; She animates my Being,
And kindles up my Thoughts to worthy Actions.
And why, Eumenes , why not think of Her?
Is not my Rank--
(p. 19)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
First performed February 17, 1720. 24 entries in ESTC (1720, 1721, 1727, 1735, 1741, 1744, 1752, 1753, 1759, 1765, 1768, 1770, 1774, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1790, 1793).
The Siege Of Damascus. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By John Hughes (London: Printed for John Watts, 1720).
The Siege Of Damascus. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's Servants. By John Hughes (London: Printed for John Watts, 1720).
Date of Entry
08/20/2013
