"Faith, I fancy not; methinks my Heart has laid up a Stock will last for Life; to back which, I have taken a Thousand Pound upon my Uncle's Estate; that surely will support us, till one of our Fathers relent."
— Centlivre [née Freeman; other married name Carroll], Susanna (bap. 1669?, d. 1723)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Bernard Lintott
Date
May 12, 1709
Metaphor
"Faith, I fancy not; methinks my Heart has laid up a Stock will last for Life; to back which, I have taken a Thousand Pound upon my Uncle's Estate; that surely will support us, till one of our Fathers relent."
Metaphor in Context
ISABINDA
That wou'd be but to avoid one Danger, by running into another; like the poor Wretches, who fly the Burning Ship, and meet their Fate in the Water. Come, come, Charles , I fear if I consult my Reason, Confinement and Plenty is better than Liberty and Starving. I know you'd make the Frolick pleasing for a little time, by Saying and Doing a World of tender things; but when our small Substance is once Exhausted, and a Thousand Requisits for Life are Wanting; Love, who rarely dwells with Poverty, wou'd also fail us.
CHARLES
Faith, I fancy not; methinks my Heart has laid up a Stock will last for Life; to back which, I have taken a Thousand Pound upon my Uncle's Estate; that surely will support us, till one of our Fathers relent.
(p. 30)
That wou'd be but to avoid one Danger, by running into another; like the poor Wretches, who fly the Burning Ship, and meet their Fate in the Water. Come, come, Charles , I fear if I consult my Reason, Confinement and Plenty is better than Liberty and Starving. I know you'd make the Frolick pleasing for a little time, by Saying and Doing a World of tender things; but when our small Substance is once Exhausted, and a Thousand Requisits for Life are Wanting; Love, who rarely dwells with Poverty, wou'd also fail us.
CHARLES
Faith, I fancy not; methinks my Heart has laid up a Stock will last for Life; to back which, I have taken a Thousand Pound upon my Uncle's Estate; that surely will support us, till one of our Fathers relent.
(p. 30)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
First performed May 12, 1709. 38 entries in the ESTC (1709, 1714, 1725, 1727, 1732, 1736, 1737, 1740, 1741, 1746, 1747, 1749, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1757, 1759, 1765, 1766, 1768, 1770, 1771, 1774, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1782, 1787, 1790, 1791).
Text from The Busie Body: A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. (London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1709).
Text from The Busie Body: A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. (London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1709).
Date of Entry
08/22/2013
