"Call home thy ancient thoughts from banishment, / And banish hence these abject lowly dreams."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1594, 1623
Metaphor
"Call home thy ancient thoughts from banishment, / And banish hence these abject lowly dreams."
Metaphor in Context
LORD
Hence comes it that your kindred shuns your house,
As beaten hence by your strange lunacy.
O noble lord, bethink thee of thy birth.
Call home thy ancient thoughts from banishment,
And banish hence these abject lowly dreams.
Look how thy servants do attend on thee,
Each in his office, ready at thy beck.
Wilt thou have music?
(Intro. 2.27-34)
Hence comes it that your kindred shuns your house,
As beaten hence by your strange lunacy.
O noble lord, bethink thee of thy birth.
Call home thy ancient thoughts from banishment,
And banish hence these abject lowly dreams.
Look how thy servants do attend on thee,
Each in his office, ready at thy beck.
Wilt thou have music?
(Intro. 2.27-34)
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
Date of Review
10/23/2003
