"My thoughts do harbour with my Silvia nightly, / And slaves they are to me, that send them flying. "
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1590?, 1623
Metaphor
"My thoughts do harbour with my Silvia nightly, / And slaves they are to me, that send them flying. "
Metaphor in Context
"My thoughts do harbour with my Silvia nightly,
And slaves they are to me, that send them flying.
O, could their master come and go as lightly,
Himself would lodge where, senseless, they are lying.
My herald thought s in thy pure bosom rest them,
While I, their king, that thither them importune,
Do curse the grace that with such grace hath blessed them,
Because myself do want my servants' fortune.
I curse myself for they are sent by me,
That they should harbour where their lord should be."
(II.i.140-9)
And slaves they are to me, that send them flying.
O, could their master come and go as lightly,
Himself would lodge where, senseless, they are lying.
My herald thought s in thy pure bosom rest them,
While I, their king, that thither them importune,
Do curse the grace that with such grace hath blessed them,
Because myself do want my servants' fortune.
I curse myself for they are sent by me,
That they should harbour where their lord should be."
(II.i.140-9)
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Shakespeare, William. The Complete Works. Oxford Shakespeare. Electronic Edition for the IBM PC. Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor, Editor.
Date of Entry
07/29/2003
