"She was pleased with the Person and Address of her Lover; her Heart confessed the Impression he had made on it; the tender Impulse thrill'd in every Part; she languish'd; she almost died away between his Arms."
— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for S. Baker
Date
1736
Metaphor
"She was pleased with the Person and Address of her Lover; her Heart confessed the Impression he had made on it; the tender Impulse thrill'd in every Part; she languish'd; she almost died away between his Arms."
Metaphor in Context
Dazling as those superior Beings which rule the Stars, and tread the lofty Mansions of the Skies, did Ochihatou find her at his Morning's Visit; and his Passion growing more furious, by this Addition to her Charms, he omitted nothing that might serve to convince her of the Greatness of it; and having said and protested all that the extremest Love, and most persuasive Wit could dictate, took the boldness at length to press an immediate Gratification of his Desires. But that Pride, which the sudden Consciousness of her own Beauty had inspired, was now, perhaps, of more service to her than all the grave Lessons of Virtue and Philosophy she had been so long instructed in; she was pleased with the Person and Address of her Lover; her Heart confessed the Impression he had made on it; the tender Impulse thrill'd in every Part; she languish'd; she almost died away between his Arms: Nature and Inclination pleaded strongly in his behalf; yet, when she remembred what she had been told she was, the most lovely and accomplish'd Woman upon Earth, the Boast of the Creation, and formed to be adored by the whole World, she thought the Man who should be happy enough to possess her, ought to purchase the Blessing by a long Series of Hopes, Fears, Perplexities, and, at last, Despair. This Consideration made her vigorously repel his Efforts, and tell him, in a majestic Tone of Voice, that she too well knew the Value of the Favour he required, to grant it on such easy Terms; that the Service of a thousand Years, if the Fates allow'd so long a Term of Life, wou'd, in the Scale of Justice, be found too light in Merit; and that it was sufficient that she listned to his Suit.
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4 entries in ESTC (1736, 1741). Retitled in second edition as The Unfortunate Princess: or the Life and Surprizing Adventures of the Princess of Ijaveo.
See Adventures of Eovaai. Princess of Ijaveo. A Pre-Adamitical History. Interspersed with a great Number of remarkable Occurrences, which happened, and may again happen, to several Empires, Kingdoms, Republicks, and particular Great Men. With some Account of the Religion, Laws, Customs, and Policies of those Times. Written originally in the Language of Nature, (of later Years but little understood.) First translated into Chinese, at the command of the Emperor, by a Cabal of Seventy Philosophers; and now retranslated into English, by the Son of a Mandarin, residing in London. (London: Printed for S. Baker, 1736). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
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See Adventures of Eovaai. Princess of Ijaveo. A Pre-Adamitical History. Interspersed with a great Number of remarkable Occurrences, which happened, and may again happen, to several Empires, Kingdoms, Republicks, and particular Great Men. With some Account of the Religion, Laws, Customs, and Policies of those Times. Written originally in the Language of Nature, (of later Years but little understood.) First translated into Chinese, at the command of the Emperor, by a Cabal of Seventy Philosophers; and now retranslated into English, by the Son of a Mandarin, residing in London. (London: Printed for S. Baker, 1736). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Text from Women Writers Online. <Link to WWO>
Date of Entry
09/23/2013
