"Rather say / That strong imagination burns within thee."

— Murphy, Arthur (1727-1805)


Place of Publication
Printed for P. Vaillant
Publisher
London
Date
1759
Metaphor
"Rather say / That strong imagination burns within thee."
Metaphor in Context
ZAMTI.
Rather say
That strong imagination burns within thee.
--
Do'st thou not feel a more than common ardor?--
(III, p. 39)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
First performed April 21, 1759. 10 entries in ESTC (1759, 1761, 1763, 1772, 1787, 1797).

Text from The Orphan of China, A Tragedy, As It Is Perform'd at the Theatre-Royal, in Drury-Lane. (London: Printed for P. Vaillant, 1759).
Date of Entry
11/18/2013

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.