"Then say, Eudocia, / If, like a Soul anneal'd in purging Fires, / After whole Years thou see'st me white again, / When thou, ev'n thou shalt think."
— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Watts
Date
First performed February 17, 1720.
Metaphor
"Then say, Eudocia, / If, like a Soul anneal'd in purging Fires, / After whole Years thou see'st me white again, / When thou, ev'n thou shalt think."
Metaphor in Context
PHOCYAS
Hear then this last
This only Pray'r!--Heav'n will consent to this.
Let me but follow thee, where-e'er thou goest,
But see thee, hear thy Voice; be thou my Angel,
To guide and govern my returning Steps,
'Till long Contrition and unweary'd Duty
Shall expiate my Guilt. Then say, Eudocia,
If, like a Soul anneal'd in purging Fires,
After whole Years thou see'st me white again,
When thou, ev'n thou shalt think--
(p. 61)
Hear then this last
This only Pray'r!--Heav'n will consent to this.
Let me but follow thee, where-e'er thou goest,
But see thee, hear thy Voice; be thou my Angel,
To guide and govern my returning Steps,
'Till long Contrition and unweary'd Duty
Shall expiate my Guilt. Then say, Eudocia,
If, like a Soul anneal'd in purging Fires,
After whole Years thou see'st me white again,
When thou, ev'n thou shalt think--
(p. 61)
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
