"Nor can I answer for the strange Effect a contrary Report might have wrought, on a Mind so giddily loaded with conceited Transport."
— Charke [née Cibber; other married name Sacheverell], Charlotte [alias Mr Brown] (1713-1760)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Reeve; A. Dodd; E. Cook
Date
1755
Metaphor
"Nor can I answer for the strange Effect a contrary Report might have wrought, on a Mind so giddily loaded with conceited Transport."
Metaphor in Context
My Name was in Capitals on this second Attempt; and I dare aver, that the Perusal of it, from one End of the Town to the other, for the first Week, was my most immediate and constant Business: Nor do I believe it cost me less, in Shoes and Coaches, then two or three Guineas, to gratify the extravagant Delight I had, not only in reading the Bills, but sometimes hearing myself spoken of, which luckily was to my Advantage; nor can I answer for the strange Effect a contrary Report might have wrought, on a Mind so giddily loaded with conceited Transport--I'm not quite certain, whether my Folly and Indignation might not have caused a Drawn-Battle on such an Occasion.
(pp. 56-7)
(pp. 56-7)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
See A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke: (Youngest Daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq.) (London: Printed for W. Reeve; A. Dodd; E. Cook, 1755). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
10/12/2013
