"Give me this Fury to asswage / One Drop, from some yet moist'ned Bowl / To cool the Fever in my Soul!"
— Bickerstaff, Isaac (b. 1733, d. after 1808)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Coote; and T. Davies
Date
1761
Metaphor
"Give me this Fury to asswage / One Drop, from some yet moist'ned Bowl / To cool the Fever in my Soul!"
Metaphor in Context
A WO.
O Torment, great, too great to bear!
Parch'd up with Thirst I burn, I rage;
Distraction! Horror! and Despair,
Give me this Fury to asswage
One Drop, from some yet moist'ned Bowl
To cool the Fever in my Soul!
(I.i, p. 2)
O Torment, great, too great to bear!
Parch'd up with Thirst I burn, I rage;
Distraction! Horror! and Despair,
Give me this Fury to asswage
One Drop, from some yet moist'ned Bowl
To cool the Fever in my Soul!
(I.i, p. 2)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
4 entries in ESTC (1761, 1766, 1769, 1773).
Judith: A Sacred Drama. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The Music composed by Dr. Arne. (London: Printed for J. Coote; and T. Davies, 1761). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO-TCP>
Judith: A Sacred Drama. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The Music composed by Dr. Arne. (London: Printed for J. Coote; and T. Davies, 1761). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
03/12/2014
