text,updated_at,metaphor,created_at,context,theme,reviewed_on,dictionary,comments,provenance,id,work_id
"LADY FLIPPANT SAVAGE
And wou'd you have me accessary to the ruin of a young creature?
CHEATERLY
There is no ruin intended;--I have open'd my mind to the lady,--Sir Buzzard is my friend, and I only solicit your interest; I would marry Constance.
LADY FLIPPANT SAVAGE
No ruin intended! could a greater curse befal a young creature than to marry you! --who are you, Sir?
CHEATERLY
Who am I, madam! a gentleman.
LADY FLIPPANT SAVAGE
I don't mean to asperse your birth, Sir; but is not your ruling passion play; your principal dependance cards and dice; your most intimate connections jockies, grooms, game-cocks, and race-horses? I am surprized you could look up to her.
CHEATERLY
My fortune and family entitle me to look up to any woman.",2009-09-14 19:42:35 UTC,Play [gambling] may be a ruling passion,2004-06-01 00:00:00 UTC,Act I,Ruling Passion,,"",•First performed 2 April 1785.,"Searching HDIS for ""ruling passion""",15031,5617
"COUNT PIERPONT
Monsieur Oldstock.
SIR OLIVER OLDSTOCK
Count Pierpoint, no apologies: I am not at all angry with you, nor do I entertain any suspicion of my wife--Love of admiration is her ruling passion; and as long as she lives, she'll fancy herself an object of that admiration.
COUNT PIERPONT
Vous savez très bien my passion pour Mademoiselle Harriet.
SIR OLIVER OLDSTOCK
I know every thing--I now see your view, in all this attention to Lady Oldstock: you imprudently made her your enemy, not knowing her character; but you have very wisely rectified your mistake.--You see, Count, I'm a keen old fellow; I haven't liv'd for nothing so many years in the world.
COUNT PIERPONT
Mon Dieu! vous etes un Machiavel.",2009-09-14 19:42:46 UTC,Love of admiration may be a ruling passion,2004-06-01 00:00:00 UTC,"Act IV, scene iv",Ruling Passion,,"","•Play is ""Dedicated to Mrs. Montague."" First performed 18 November 1786.","Searching HDIS for ""ruling passion""",15100,5649
"GABRIEL
Lord, mun, your worship need no' be so shy, like--You do know, you ha' promised me a plac. --an places that are no' bought one way--mun be bought another.
SIR FREDERIC
Well said, friend Gabriel.
GABRIEL
An, as for keeping o' family secrets, donno' you fear me; becase why, I do find they be a sarvant's best parkizites--For, an it wur na for family secrets, how should so many poor country Johns so very soon become gentlemen?
SIR FREDERIC [aside]
This fellow's thoughts run all in one channel; his ruling passion is money; the love of that sharpens his intellects, and opens his eyes and ears.--Well, Gabriel, you shall find me generous as a Prince, provided--Here's somebody coming--go into the next room; I'll speak with you presently.
GABRIEL
Ees.--But I do hope your honour's worship wunna forget the place, like?
SIR FREDERIC
Never fear.",2009-09-14 19:42:50 UTC,Money may be a ruling passion,2004-06-01 00:00:00 UTC,"Act II, scene v",Ruling Passion,,"",•Holcroft's translation of Choderlos de Laclos. First performed 12 March 1787; first published 31 March 1787.,"Searching HDIS for ""ruling passion""",15124,5661
"Pray give me leave, Sir, my tale to pursue:
Well, what's to be done?
The lady's in tears,
The lover distracted;
Such mad pranks are acted,
Till love interferes,
And cries, off you must run:
Dear Sir, remember, 'twas once so with you.
As subjects, you know, to Cupid's dominion,
All lovers must bow to their sov'reign's opinion:
From laws so delightful, say, who can depart?
The laws of a monarch, whose throne is the heart.
Hush! hush! remember, 'twas once so with you.
The picture is yours, Sir, the likeness is just,
And, tho' painted too young, that you'll pardon, I trust;
Like you, I the dictates of Nature pursue:
Hush! hush! remember, 'twas once so with you.
",2009-09-14 19:42:56 UTC,"Lovers are governed by Cupid and must obey the ""laws of a monarch, whose throne is the heart""",2004-08-07 00:00:00 UTC,"Act II, Scene ii","",,"",•Sung by Warnford,"Searching ""throne"" and ""heart"" in HDIS (Drama)",15169,5688
"SIR JOHN.
And can you persist after this, my Lord?--don't --for my sake don't.--
LORD
A passion like mine, makes the heart rebellious--it will love on--it will hope, in spite of the rules cold reason dictates.
SIR JOHN
I know my uncle is impatient for my return, and therefore I cannot remain any longer here--but I am sorry to leave you--very sorry to leave you in this situation, indeed, my Lord--Now promise to get the better of your passion--it will make me much happier if you will.
LORD
I can promise nothing--why don't you go to your uncle?
SIR JOHN
I am going--I must go, or he'll never pardon it.
(II.i)",2013-03-23 20:52:39 UTC,"""A passion like mine, makes the heart rebellious--it will love on--it will hope, in spite of the rules cold reason dictates""",2004-06-22 00:00:00 UTC,"Act II, Scene i","",,"","","Searching ""rule"" and ""reason"" in HDIS (Drama)",15238,5710
"JACK.
Don't be frighten'd, Mrs. Phoebe! you have nothing to fear: I have seen my error, and thoroughly repent of it.
PHOEBE.
'Tis well you have, Sir.
JACK.
Very true, 'tis a happy reformation-- but who can command himself at all times, Mrs. Phoebe? Where's the man that can do it? I was surpriz'd, taken unawares, passion ran away with me like an unbroke horse: but I have got him under now; I can govern him with a twine of thread.
PHOEBE.
'Tis well you can, Sir.
(IV)",2012-07-05 16:58:36 UTC,"""I was surpriz'd, taken unawares, passion ran away with me like an unbroke horse: but I have got him under now; I can govern him with a twine of thread.""",2012-07-05 16:58:36 UTC,Act IV,"",,Beasts,"","Searching ""passion"" and ""horse"" in HDIS (Drama)",19872,5638
"HAUBERK.
Still in this breast shall dearest Emma reign,
Nor e'er my will your virgin choice shall sway.
But grant this Knight be he whom erst you saw,
That Hauberk's line no longer want an Heir.
In two short hours we hope him here: till then
Farewel.
(I.iii, p. 138)",2013-09-08 19:21:21 UTC,"""Still in this breast shall dearest Emma reign, / Nor e'er my will your virgin choice shall sway.""",2013-09-08 19:21:21 UTC,Scene iii,"",,"","",Searching in ECCO-TCP,22696,7670