"Think not these Tears unnerve me, valiant Friends: / They have but harmoniz'd my Soul; and waked / All that is Man within me, to disdain / Peril, or Death."
— Brown, John (1715-1766)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper
Date
1755
Metaphor
"Think not these Tears unnerve me, valiant Friends: / They have but harmoniz'd my Soul; and waked / All that is Man within me, to disdain / Peril, or Death."
Metaphor in Context
SELIM.
But Tears of Joy: For I have seen ZAPHIRA,
And pour'd the Balm of Peace into her Breast:
Think not these Tears unnerve me, valiant Friends:
They have but harmoniz'd my Soul; and wak'd
All that is Man within me, to disdain
Peril, or Death.--What Tydings from the City?
(p. 48)
But Tears of Joy: For I have seen ZAPHIRA,
And pour'd the Balm of Peace into her Breast:
Think not these Tears unnerve me, valiant Friends:
They have but harmoniz'd my Soul; and wak'd
All that is Man within me, to disdain
Peril, or Death.--What Tydings from the City?
(p. 48)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
At least 23 entries in ESTC (1755, 1756, 1757, 1760, 1762, 1770, 1771, 1774, 1777, 1788, 1790, 1791, 1794, 1795).
See Barbarossa: A Tragedy. As It Is Perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. (London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1755). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
See Barbarossa: A Tragedy. As It Is Perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. (London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1755). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
03/12/2014
