"Why must I only answer thee with sighs? / What is it hangs thus heavy on my heart, / And weighs it down, when it should spring with joy? / Alas! 'tis conscience; 'tis the pride of honour; / 'Tis the severe condition of my fate, / Which makes it ruin to be lov'd by Tullia, / And warns me to suppress the guilty flame."
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Walter
Date
1761
Metaphor
"Why must I only answer thee with sighs? / What is it hangs thus heavy on my heart, / And weighs it down, when it should spring with joy? / Alas! 'tis conscience; 'tis the pride of honour; / 'Tis the severe condition of my fate, / Which makes it ruin to be lov'd by Tullia, / And warns me to suppress the guilty flame."
Metaphor in Context
TULLIA.
Why must I only answer thee with sighs?
What is it hangs thus heavy on my heart,
And weighs it down, when it should spring with joy?
Alas! 'tis conscience; 'tis the pride of honour;
'Tis the severe condition of my fate,
Which makes it ruin to be lov'd by Tullia,
And warns me to suppress the guilty flame.
(p. 23)
Why must I only answer thee with sighs?
What is it hangs thus heavy on my heart,
And weighs it down, when it should spring with joy?
Alas! 'tis conscience; 'tis the pride of honour;
'Tis the severe condition of my fate,
Which makes it ruin to be lov'd by Tullia,
And warns me to suppress the guilty flame.
(p. 23)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1761).
The Banishment of Cicero. A Tragedy. By Richard Cumberland (London: Printed for J. Walter, 1761). <Link to ECCO>
The Banishment of Cicero. A Tragedy. By Richard Cumberland (London: Printed for J. Walter, 1761). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
09/04/2013
