"Would I had daggers, darts, or poisoned arrows in my breast, so I could but remove the thoughts of him from thence!"
— Etherege, Sir George (1636-1691/2)
Work Title
Date
1676
Metaphor
"Would I had daggers, darts, or poisoned arrows in my breast, so I could but remove the thoughts of him from thence!"
Metaphor in Context
BELLINDA
I should blame your discretion for loving that wild man, my dear; but they say he has a way of bewitching that few can defend their hearts who know him.
MRS. LOVEIT
I will tear him from mine, or die i' the attempt!
BELLINDA
Be more moderate.
MRS. LOVEIT
Would I had daggers, darts, or poisoned arrows in my breast, so I could but remove the thoughts of him from thence!
(Act II, scene ii, p. 98)
I should blame your discretion for loving that wild man, my dear; but they say he has a way of bewitching that few can defend their hearts who know him.
MRS. LOVEIT
I will tear him from mine, or die i' the attempt!
BELLINDA
Be more moderate.
MRS. LOVEIT
Would I had daggers, darts, or poisoned arrows in my breast, so I could but remove the thoughts of him from thence!
(Act II, scene ii, p. 98)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
McMillin, Scott, ed. Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy. Norton Critical Edition. New York: Norton, 1973.
Date of Entry
07/23/2003
Date of Review
10/23/2003
