"Injurious woman, / Wou'd that men's thoughts were graven on their hearts!"
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Walter
Date
1761
Metaphor
"Injurious woman, / Wou'd that men's thoughts were graven on their hearts!"
Metaphor in Context
CLODIUS.
Injurious woman,
Wou'd that men's thoughts were graven on their hearts!
So should these hands of mine to thy confusion
Pluck out the bleeding witness of my truth,
And die upon the proof.
(p. 73)
Injurious woman,
Wou'd that men's thoughts were graven on their hearts!
So should these hands of mine to thy confusion
Pluck out the bleeding witness of my truth,
And die upon the proof.
(p. 73)
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
