"The knowledge of this makes my grief hang lighter on my soul, but I shall never more be happy."
— Etherege, Sir George (1636-1691/2)
Work Title
Date
1676
Metaphor
"The knowledge of this makes my grief hang lighter on my soul, but I shall never more be happy."
Metaphor in Context
MRS. LOVEIT
Was it no idle mistress, then?
DORIMANT
Believe me--a wife, to repair the ruins of my estate that needs it.
MRS. LOVEIT
The knowledge of this makes my grief hang lighter on my soul, but I shall never more be happy.
(V, ii, p. 147)
Was it no idle mistress, then?
DORIMANT
Believe me--a wife, to repair the ruins of my estate that needs it.
MRS. LOVEIT
The knowledge of this makes my grief hang lighter on my soul, but I shall never more be happy.
(V, ii, p. 147)
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
05/23/2011
