"Come then, thou Cordial for sick Minds--Come to my Heart."
— Moore, Edward (1712-1757)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Francklin
Date
1753
Metaphor
"Come then, thou Cordial for sick Minds--Come to my Heart."
Metaphor in Context
BEVERLEY
Why, there's an End then. I have judg'd deliberately, and the Result is Death. How the Self-Murderer's Account may stand, I know not. But this I know--the Load of hateful Life oppresses me too much--The Horrors of my Soul are more than I can bear--
[Offers to kneel]
Father of Mercy!--I cannot pray--Despair has laid his iron Hand upon me, and seal'd me for Perdition--Conscience! Conscience! thy Clamours are too loud--Here's that shall silence thee.
[Takes a Vial out of his Pocket, and looks at it.]
Thou art most friendly to the Miserable. Come then, thou Cordial for sick Minds--Come to my Heart.
[Drinks.]
O, that the Grave wou'd bury Memory as well as Body! For if the Soul sees and feels the Sufferings of those dear Ones it leaves behind, the Everlasting has no Vengeance to torment it deeper--I'll think no more on't--Reflection comes too late-- Once there was a Time for't--but now 'tis past.--Who's there?
(pp. 73-4)
Why, there's an End then. I have judg'd deliberately, and the Result is Death. How the Self-Murderer's Account may stand, I know not. But this I know--the Load of hateful Life oppresses me too much--The Horrors of my Soul are more than I can bear--
[Offers to kneel]
Father of Mercy!--I cannot pray--Despair has laid his iron Hand upon me, and seal'd me for Perdition--Conscience! Conscience! thy Clamours are too loud--Here's that shall silence thee.
[Takes a Vial out of his Pocket, and looks at it.]
Thou art most friendly to the Miserable. Come then, thou Cordial for sick Minds--Come to my Heart.
[Drinks.]
O, that the Grave wou'd bury Memory as well as Body! For if the Soul sees and feels the Sufferings of those dear Ones it leaves behind, the Everlasting has no Vengeance to torment it deeper--I'll think no more on't--Reflection comes too late-- Once there was a Time for't--but now 'tis past.--Who's there?
(pp. 73-4)
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
