"Nay more, when thou art dead, I won't leave thy Soul in Quiet--for I will go streight to thy House, break open they Chests, and scatter thy Gold and Silver, which is thy Soul"
— Molloy, Charles (d. 1767)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Bettesworth, and W. Boreham ... T. Jauncy ... and J. Brotherton and W. Meadows
Date
1720
Metaphor
"Nay more, when thou art dead, I won't leave thy Soul in Quiet--for I will go streight to thy House, break open they Chests, and scatter thy Gold and Silver, which is thy Soul"
Metaphor in Context
MEAGRE
I am a dead Man, that's certain.
LOADHAM
Nay more, when thou art dead, I won't leave thy Soul in Quiet--for I will go streight to thy House, break open they Chests, and scatter thy Gold and Silver, which is thy Soul .--Then summon all thy Debtors, and give them back their Bills, Bonds, Indentures, and Mortgages.
MEA.
I'm in the Hands of a Lyon; I shall die intestate too, and no Body will know what is become of me.
LOA.
Draw, Vermin, or this Minute is thy last.
I am a dead Man, that's certain.
LOADHAM
Nay more, when thou art dead, I won't leave thy Soul in Quiet--for I will go streight to thy House, break open they Chests, and scatter thy Gold and Silver, which is thy Soul .--Then summon all thy Debtors, and give them back their Bills, Bonds, Indentures, and Mortgages.
MEA.
I'm in the Hands of a Lyon; I shall die intestate too, and no Body will know what is become of me.
LOA.
Draw, Vermin, or this Minute is thy last.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "silver" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
06/03/2005
