"A thousand Fiends were in that Bosom, and all let loose to tempt me--I had resisted else."
— Moore, Edward (1712-1757)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Francklin
Date
1753
Metaphor
"A thousand Fiends were in that Bosom, and all let loose to tempt me--I had resisted else."
Metaphor in Context
BEVERLEY
Whither wou'd you lead me?
[Angrily.]
STUKELEY
Where we may vent our Curses.
BEVERLEY
Ay, on yourself, and those damn'd Counsels that have destroy'd me. A thousand Fiends were in that Bosom, and all let loose to tempt me--I had resisted else.
(p. 43)
Whither wou'd you lead me?
[Angrily.]
STUKELEY
Where we may vent our Curses.
BEVERLEY
Ay, on yourself, and those damn'd Counsels that have destroy'd me. A thousand Fiends were in that Bosom, and all let loose to tempt me--I had resisted else.
(p. 43)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
36 entries in the ESTC (1753, 1755, 1756, 1763, 1765, 1767, 1771, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1783, 1784, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1790, 1794, 1800).
Edward Moore, The Gamester. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (London: Printed for R. Francklin and Sold by R. Dodsley, 1753).
Edward Moore, The Gamester. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (London: Printed for R. Francklin and Sold by R. Dodsley, 1753).
Date of Entry
09/04/2013
