work_id,theme,provenance,created_at,text,reviewed_on,id,comments,metaphor,dictionary,updated_at,context
4380,"",Searching in HDIS (Prose); found again searching in C-H Lion,2006-03-06 00:00:00 UTC,"Madam, said he, tho' it be opening my Wounds afresh, to repeat my Wrongs, yet you seem so very desirous to be acquainted with my Sufferings, that to morrow-morning I will give you the saddest Account you have ever yet been entertain'd with; but you must wrap your Heart in a Case of Adamant, or it will melt away in the hearing of it. Here the Stranger stopt: And Lorenzo, who thought it time for them all to go to rest, conducted him to his Apartment, and then Elvira and he went severally to theirs, where the latter spent their time in Sleep, and the former his in Sighs. When it was day, this restless Stranger got from his Bed, which afforded him but little Comfort, and took a walk into the Gardens, which were very fine. Our two Lovers were not long behind him, who, when they had given him a good Morning, challenged his last Night's Promise; and he, who was willing to fulfil their Desire, thus began:",,11510,•I've included twice: Container and Adamant,"""I will give you the saddest Account you have ever yet been entertain'd with; but you must wrap your Heart in a Case of Adamant, or it will melt away in the hearing of it.""","",2013-06-21 14:19:37 UTC,""
4398,"","Searching ""mind"" and ""gold"" in HDIS (Prose)",2005-06-02 00:00:00 UTC,"Say no more my Dear Kitty [replied MissFriendly ] I will hear no more of it till I see Sir John, and hear what he says for himself: But come [continued she] will you go with me, and let us go to Bed for an Hour or two, for fear we should fall asleep at the Play anon, where I am resolved to go at Night, because it will be the last I shall see while I stay in Town, for To-morrow you have engaged me, and on Monday I must set forward towards the West. They changed their Clothes, and went together, got their Breakfasts, and went to Bed. In the Afternoon Sir John came to see how they did after their last Night's Diversion. O Lud! Sir John! [cried MissFriendly ] I am glad to see you Alive, I expected To-morrow's Journal would have given some Dismal Account of your Proceedings with the little Gentleman, I hear he followed [Page 74] you for Satisfaction; but as I see your Arm is not confined to a Scarf, I hope you came off with Honour. Yes Madam [replied Sir John] pretty well; we had indeed a little Skirmish, but it was soon over, and we parted good Friends at last. But the Adventure of theBagnio, Sir John [said Miss Wary] methinks I would feign be let into the Secret of that Scheme, which seems to have a sort of an unaccountable Odness in it that will not be presently answered for. L d! Madam [replied Sir John] I am surprised that you that know the Town should take Notice of a few Blundering Chairmen; they heard the Gentleman, I suppose, that dog'd me, give Orders to theBagnio, and thought they were to go there too. Miss Wary told him that would never hold, because it was plain he had given Orders to the Chairmen, before the Gentleman came out whose Design was to dog him; beside, if it was a Mistake, why did not Miss Friendly's Chair go with the rest? Well, well, Sir John [interrupted Miss Friendly] suppose we leap over all those Difficulties, how will you excuse yourself, when you are charged with taking a Couple of Ladies to the Masquerade, and wanted both Good-Manners and Gallantry to see them safe home again? Nay, Ladies [said Sir John] if ye both fall foul upon me at once, I must strike my Flag and surrender; but be pleased to remember you denied me the Pleasure of waiting on you there, which will a little excuse my Behaviour afterwards, tho' [Page 75] I would not have lost the Honour of seeing you back, had not that little Trifler with his foolish Punctilio's prevented me: And yet methinks it pleases me, when I remember how I revenged myself. But I now ask Ten Thousand Pardons for all the Faults you can charge me with, that so we may part Friends, for my Errand now is to take my leave of you, having engaged myself to accompany a Friend who is going to take a Trip to France: This Afternoon we go on Ship-board, so Ladies, if ye have any Commands to that Nation, I am at your Service to convey them. O Lud! [cried Miss Friendly] here's Manners; Why, did you not make us promise to go with you to the Play to-Night? And now he is going to France. Pray go and tell the Creature you have a Pre-engagement upon your Hands, and you can't go till the next fair Wind. Sir John made some scurvy Apology for his Non-compliance, and took his leave. He was now resolved to try another Expedient to accomplish his Design upon Miss Friendly, and to lay it on so sure a Foundation, that even Fate itself should hardly have Power to baffle it. He went directly to his Lodgings, and sent for his Apothecary, telling him he had now a very urgent Occasion for his Assistance, tho' of a different Nature from any thing he had ever served him in yet; told him in very plain Terms, he had a Mind to a certain young Lady, of whom he did not despair, though he should use no clandestine Means, but he had [Page 76] a Reason for working with the Mole under-Ground, and had rather have her unknown to herself than with her own Consent, in order to which, he desired him to make a private Conveyance of some Opiate into a few Mackroons [which was what the Lady greatly loved] to cause a Lethargy for some Hours; and desired it might operate as soon as possible. This was no sooner proposed than complied with, because Sir John was an excellent Customer, and his Bribe pretty large. The prepared Mackroons were speedily brought, and in three Hours after eating they were to begin their Work. He no sooner saw himself Master of the soporiferous Dose than he resolved to try the Effects of it, which he did that Night on a Maid-servant in the House where he lodged; he found it answered his Expectations, and in the Morning he called for his Groom, order'd him to saddle his Horse, which he mounted, and unattended left London, and went to the Inn where he knew the Innocent Sacrifice must lye the first Night upon the Road, and thought it fit to be there two or three Days before his Victim, that he might have Time to corrupt one of the Servants, to assist him in his Base Design against Poor Innocent Miss Friendly. He well knew a Plebeian Mind was never Proof against the Persuasive Power of Tempting Gold; a Metal which insensibly diffuses itself into every Sense we have, and by Art Magick forces a liking, though Death and Ruin be its Attendants. Sir John, the Base, Ungenerous [Page 77] Sir John, is now got to the Inn, where he soon singled out one of the Wenches for his Tool. He saw she thought her self handsome, and knew the only Way to get into her Favour was to make her believe he thought so too: In order to which, he praised her Beauty, and told her of much more than she ever had, which with a Kiss now and then, and Half a Crown sometimes, made him the Finest Gentleman that ever came that Road before: He soon saw he gained Ground, and at Night, after having sate up pretty late with a silly Landlord, whom he made very drunk, he ordered Sarah his chosen Accomplice to bring a Pint of Wine into his Chamber, and come up with it herself, which she readily did, SirJohn had no Occasion to make use of his Opiate, the Wench was very complying, and he to strengthen his Interest in her gave her leave to take share of his Bed that Night. In the Morning he began to think of letting her into the Secret that brought him there. Sarah [said he] I am now going to trust you with a very Grand Concern; and after what has passed betwixt us I hope I may confide in you: This Night I expect a young Lady to come to this House, with whom I had once an Intrigue; but a little Misunderstanding happened betwixt us, and I would feign make my Peace with her again: Now Sarah, what I have to beg of you is to convey me privately into some Part of her Chamber, where I may lurk till she is in Bed; and when you have done me this [Page 78]Piece of Service you shall have a very suitable Reward. Sarah who was too profuse of her own Chastity to endeavour the Preservation of that of another, not only complied with what was already proposed, but promised her farther Assistance, if any more was necessary. Sir John upon this Promise produced the Mackroons, and asked her, if she could by some clean Contrivance give one half to the Lady, and the other to her Maid? At which the Wench looked a little startled, and told SirJohn, she hoped there was no Poison in them, for she did not much care to be hanged neither. No [replied the Knight] to cure your Suspicion, see here I eat one of them myself, which he did.
(pp. 73-8)",,11602,•INTEREST: Gold diffuses itself into the senses?,"""He well knew a Plebeian Mind was never Proof against the Persuasive Power of Tempting Gold; a Metal which insensibly diffuses itself into every Sense we have, and by Art Magick forces a liking, though Death and Ruin be its Attendants.""",Metal,2009-09-14 19:36:04 UTC,""
5012,Passive,Searching in HDIS (Prose),2005-06-02 00:00:00 UTC,"And as to gold's being so yielding and ductile by human art, it is to be observed, that in return it exerts a greater power on the human mind. Passive it is in its ductility, but more active in its influence on man. It is a greater tyrant than a slave. It drives repeated millions of the human race to death and hell. King of metals as it is, bright and glorious to behold, and what procures innumerable blessings to mankind; yet, without the grace of God, to moderate the passion [Page 358] for it, and to direct the mind in a true use of it, it is more dangerous to beings on a trial in a first state, than even poverty can be in this lower hemisphere. What villainies are daily committed to get it! What iniquities daily perpetrated by those who have plenty of it! Lead us not into temptation, should relate as well to too much of it, as to a total want of it; and it is well prayed,--In all time of our wealth, good Lord deliver us.
[15]In my opinion, neither poverty nor riches, but a middle state, is the thing we should desire. It is in this condition, we can best live soberly, or with a sound mind, and conduct ourselves as those who have an intelligent spirit to preside in body. Too much gold most commonly inverts this order, and produces an apostasy that sets the inferior powers in the throne, and enslaves the mind to the body: It gives the passions the commanding influence, and makes reason receive law fromappetite .",,13504,•Fascinating: passive and active minds. ,"""And as to gold's being so yielding and ductile by human art, it is to be observed, that in return it exerts a greater power on the human mind. """,Metals,2009-09-14 19:38:35 UTC,"Vol. 2, Part 10, Chap 4a
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5088,"","Searching ""coin"" and ""idea"" in HDIS (Prose); found again ""gold""; and again ""silver""",2009-09-14 19:39:07 UTC,"Having, a priori, intended to dedicate The Amours of my uncle Toby to Mr. ***--I see more reasons, a posteriori, for doing it to Lord *******.
I should lament from my soul, if this exposed me to the jealousy of their Reverences; because, a posteriori, in Court-latin, signifies, the kissing hands for preferment--or any thing else--in order to get it.
My opinion of Lord ******* is neither better nor worse, than it was of Mr. ***. Honours, like impressions upon coin, may give an ideal and local value to a bit of base metal; but Gold and Silver will pass all the world over without any other recommendation than their own weight.
The same good will that made me think of offering up half an hour's amusement to Mr. *** when out of place--operates more forcibly at present, as half an hour's amusement will be more serviceable and refreshing after labour and sorrow, than after a philosophical repast.
(IX, p. 421)",2005-04-14,13740,•USE IN ENTRY.,"""Honours, like impressions upon coin, may give an ideal and local value to a bit of base metal; but Gold and Silver will pass all the world over without any other recommendation than their own weight.""",Coinage,2011-05-20 14:00:18 UTC,"Vol. IX, A Dedication to a Great Man"
5088,"","Searching ""heart"" and ""iron"" in HDIS (Prose)",2005-06-07 00:00:00 UTC,"There was the great king Aldrovandus, and Bosphorus, and Capadocius, and Dardanus, and Pontus, and Asius,--to say nothing of the iron-hearted Charles the XIIth, whom the Countess of K***** herself could make nothing of. -- [Page 120] There was Babylonicus, and Mediterraneus, and Polixenes, and Persicus, and Prusicus, not one of whom (except Capadocius and Pontus, who were both a little suspected) ever once bowed down his breast to the goddess----The truth is, they had all of them something else to do-- and so had my uncle Toby--till Fate-- till Fate I say, envying his name the glory of being handed down to posterity with Aldrovandus's and the rest,--she basely patched up the peace of Utrecht.",2008-10-07,13742,"","""There was the great king Aldrovandus, and Bosphorus, and Capadocius, and Dardanus, and Pontus, and Asius,--to say nothing of the iron-hearted Charles the XIIth, whom the Countess of K***** herself could make nothing of""",Metal,2009-09-14 19:39:07 UTC,"Vol. 6, Chapter 30"
5094,"","Searching ""heart"" and ""steel"" in HDIS (Prose)",2005-06-09 00:00:00 UTC,"October 22.--With what a tortoise pace does time advance to the wretched! how dismal are those hours which are spent in reflecting on lost happiness. O Faulkland! how light was thy transgression, if we consider the consequences, compared to that which has driven me from my [Page 15] home, and from my children! steeled my husband's heart against me, heaped infamy on my head, and loaded my mother's age with sorrow and remorse! All this is the fatal consequence of Mr. Arnold's breach of his marriage vow: all this, and much more, I fear, that is to come.
We keep ourselves entirely concealed from the knowlege of all our acquaintance: not a mortal visits us, but, now and then, Miss Burchell; and I have never stirred out of doors but to church.",,13778,"","Faulkland has ""steeled my husband's heart against me, heaped infamy on my head, and loaded my mother's age with sorrow and remorse""",Metal,2009-09-14 19:39:12 UTC,Vol. 2
5094,"","Searching ""heart"" and ""steel"" in HDIS (Prose)",2005-06-09 00:00:00 UTC,"My mother replied, Sir George, you [Page 204] do not use either me or your sister well. Let her, in the name of God, follow the dictates of her duty. If the unfortunate Mr. Arnold sees his error, can you be so unchristian as to endeavour at steeling his wife's heart against him? O son! this is not the way to obtain forgiveness of God for your own faults! Far be it from Sidney to reject the proffered love of a repenting husband. My dear (to me) don't afflict yourself; if your husband has grace, you shall both be as happy together as I can make you. Misfortunes, said Sir George, are mighty great promoters of grace; I don't doubt but Mr. Arnold will repent most heartily-- she having lavished away his fortune; and the hopes of repairing it, may give him the grace to take his wife again.
(pp. 203-4)",,13779,"","""If the unfortunate Mr. Arnold sees his error, can you be so unchristian as to endeavour at steeling his wife's heart against him?""",Metal,2009-09-14 19:39:12 UTC,Vol. 2
4375,"",Searching in C-H Lion,2013-06-21 14:47:06 UTC,"If Artander's Heart were not as hard as the Rock he has been scrutinizing into, he wou'd never have laid such strict Injunctions on my Pen, and robb'd me of my darling Pleasure; but to let you see how ready I am to relinquish every thing that gives you uneasiness, I have, in compliance with my Friendship, laid by the Subject you dislike, and will, for the future, entertain you with something else.
(p. 280)",,21088,"","""If Artander's Heart were not as hard as the Rock he has been scrutinizing into, he wou'd never have laid such strict Injunctions on my Pen, and robb'd me of my darling Pleasure; but to let you see how ready I am to relinquish every thing that gives you uneasiness, I have, in compliance with my Friendship, laid by the Subject you dislike, and will, for the future, entertain you with something else.""","",2013-06-21 14:47:06 UTC,""
4024,"",Reading,2013-09-11 21:13:14 UTC,"Now this physico-logical scheme of oratorical receptacles or machines contains a great mystery, being a type, a sign, an emblem, a shadow, a symbol, bearing analogy to the spacious commonwealth of writers and to those methods by which they must exalt themselves to a certain eminency above the inferior world. By the Pulpit are adumbrated the writings of our modern saints in Great Britain, as they have spiritualised and refined them from the dross and grossness of sense and human reason. The matter, as we have said, is of rotten wood, and that upon two considerations: because it is the quality of rotten wood to light in the dark; and secondly, because its cavities are full of worms--which is a type with a pair of handles, having a respect to the two principal qualifications of the orator and the two different fates attending upon his works.
(pp. 28-9 in OUP ed.)",,22707,"","""By the Pulpit are adumbrated the writings of our modern saints in Great Britain, as they have spiritualised and refined them from the dross and grossness of sense and human reason.""",Metal,2013-09-11 21:13:14 UTC,""
7852,"","Searching ""heart"" and ""steel"" in ECCO-TCP",2014-03-13 02:34:16 UTC,"Shall Beasts of the Field cast off their Wildness, and enter into a grateful kind Intimacy with their Keeper? Shall the winged Inhabitants of Air come tamely to the Hand that feeds them; and shall Man steel his Heart against all Impressions of Kindness, and all Sentiments of GRATITUDE? Oh Shame! Shame! Shame! Say thou who art complained against, how thou canst wipe off so deep a Stain; a Stain which, were it possible thou couldst have a thousand other Virtues, would sully and depreciate them all.
(p. 187)",,23691,"","""Shall the winged Inhabitants of Air come tamely to the Hand that feeds them; and shall Man steel his Heart against all Impressions of Kindness, and all Sentiments of GRATITUDE?""",Metal,2014-03-13 02:34:16 UTC,""