"The Threats of Death are nothing; / Tho' thy last Message shook his Soul, as Winds / On the bleak Hills bend down some lofty Pine; / Yet still he held his Root; till I found Means, / Abating somewhat of thy first Demand, / If not to make him wholly ours, at least / To gain sufficient to our End."
— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Watts
Date
First performed February 17, 1720.
Metaphor
"The Threats of Death are nothing; / Tho' thy last Message shook his Soul, as Winds / On the bleak Hills bend down some lofty Pine; / Yet still he held his Root; till I found Means, / Abating somewhat of thy first Demand, / If not to make him wholly ours, at least / To gain sufficient to our End."
Metaphor in Context
ABUDAH
The Threats of Death are nothing;
Tho' thy last Message shook his Soul, as Winds
On the bleak Hills bend down some lofty Pine;
Yet still he held his Root; till I found Means,
Abating somewhat of thy first Demand,
If not to make him wholly ours, at least
To gain sufficient to our End.
(p.38)
The Threats of Death are nothing;
Tho' thy last Message shook his Soul, as Winds
On the bleak Hills bend down some lofty Pine;
Yet still he held his Root; till I found Means,
Abating somewhat of thy first Demand,
If not to make him wholly ours, at least
To gain sufficient to our End.
(p.38)
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
