"But her present situation--my God! what horrible images has my fancy drawn of it!"
— Mackenzie, Henry (1745-1831)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell
Date
1773
Metaphor
"But her present situation--my God! what horrible images has my fancy drawn of it!"
Metaphor in Context
"But her present situation--my God! what horrible images has my fancy drawn of it! For heaven's sake, let not even the most amiable of weaknesses prevent her escaping from it into the arms of her faithful Bolton. I dispatch a messenger with this instantly. I cannot possibly follow him myself sooner than two days hence. I will then set out for the neighbourhood of Bilswood. That house I am forbidden to enter, sir Thomas having taken occasion, from my resigning a commission which would have fixed me ingloriously in a garrison abroad, that I might be of some use to my country at home, to write me a letter in the angriest terms, renouncing me, as he terms it, for ever. I see, I see, the villany of his purpose; 'tis but a few days hence, and I will meet him in the covert of his falsehood and blast it. Let my Lucy be but just to herself and to
"Bolton."
(II, pp. 141-142)
"Bolton."
(II, pp. 141-142)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
At least 12 entries in ESTC (1773, 1783, 1787, 1792, 1795, 1799).
Text from The Man of the World. In Two Parts (London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1773). <Link to LION>
Text from The Man of the World. In Two Parts (London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1773). <Link to LION>
Date of Entry
10/20/2014
