"It wounds my Heart / To think thou follow'st but to share my Ruin."
— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Watts
Date
First performed February 17, 1720.
Metaphor
"It wounds my Heart / To think thou follow'st but to share my Ruin."
Metaphor in Context
EUMENES
Near me?--alas!
The tender Vine so wreaths its folded Arms
Around some falling Elm!--It wounds my Heart
To think thou follow'st but to share my Ruin.
I have lost all but thee.
(p. 56)
Near me?--alas!
The tender Vine so wreaths its folded Arms
Around some falling Elm!--It wounds my Heart
To think thou follow'st but to share my Ruin.
I have lost all but thee.
(p. 56)
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
