"She vile, she artful! thou art a monster but to think it. Her mind and person are as pure as mountain-snow, which the sun's beams have never glanced upon."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Johnston
Date
1765
Metaphor
"She vile, she artful! thou art a monster but to think it. Her mind and person are as pure as mountain-snow, which the sun's beams have never glanced upon."
Metaphor in Context
Mr. FRANKLAND.
Lady Frankland is--
EMILIA.
An angel.
Mr. FRANKLAND.
I say, a fallen one.
EMILIA.
Oh, thou art one, and of the blackest dye!--She vile, she artful! thou art a monster but to think it. Her mind and person are as pure as mountain-snow, which the sun's beams have never glanced upon.
(II.i, p. 20)
Lady Frankland is--
EMILIA.
An angel.
Mr. FRANKLAND.
I say, a fallen one.
EMILIA.
Oh, thou art one, and of the blackest dye!--She vile, she artful! thou art a monster but to think it. Her mind and person are as pure as mountain-snow, which the sun's beams have never glanced upon.
(II.i, p. 20)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "snow" in ECCO-TCP
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1765).
The Platonic Wife, a Comedy. As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By a Lady. (London: Printed for W. Johnston; J. Dodsley; and T. Davies, 1765). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
The Platonic Wife, a Comedy. As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By a Lady. (London: Printed for W. Johnston; J. Dodsley; and T. Davies, 1765). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
09/08/2013
