"[B]ut shall Quirps and Sentences, and those Paper-Bullets of the Brain frighten a Man from his Humour?"
— Miller, James (1706-1744); Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Watts
Date
1737
Metaphor
"[B]ut shall Quirps and Sentences, and those Paper-Bullets of the Brain frighten a Man from his Humour?"
Metaphor in Context
PROTH.
This can be no Trick, the Conference was seriously born, and they have the Truth of it from Lucilia. Love me! why it must be requited; I hear how I'm censur'd: They say I'll behave proudly if I perceive her Inclinations; they say too that she'll rather die than give any Sign of her Affection--I did never think to marry--I must not seem proud--Happy are they that hear their Faults, and put 'em to mending--They say the Lady's fair--'tis a Truth; and virtuous--she is so; and wise, but for loving me--By my Troth that's no Addition to her Wisdom, nor any great Argument of her Folly, for I'll be horribly in love with her. I may chance to have some odd Quirps and Remnants of Wit broken on me, because I have rail'd at Matrimony so long; but shall Quirps and Sentences, and those Paper-Bullets of the Brain frighten a Man from his Humour? No, the World must be peopl'd: When I said I would die a Batchelor I did not think I should live 'till I were marry'd. O here comes Liberia, by this Light she's a beautiful Lady--I spy some Marks of Love in her already.
This can be no Trick, the Conference was seriously born, and they have the Truth of it from Lucilia. Love me! why it must be requited; I hear how I'm censur'd: They say I'll behave proudly if I perceive her Inclinations; they say too that she'll rather die than give any Sign of her Affection--I did never think to marry--I must not seem proud--Happy are they that hear their Faults, and put 'em to mending--They say the Lady's fair--'tis a Truth; and virtuous--she is so; and wise, but for loving me--By my Troth that's no Addition to her Wisdom, nor any great Argument of her Folly, for I'll be horribly in love with her. I may chance to have some odd Quirps and Remnants of Wit broken on me, because I have rail'd at Matrimony so long; but shall Quirps and Sentences, and those Paper-Bullets of the Brain frighten a Man from his Humour? No, the World must be peopl'd: When I said I would die a Batchelor I did not think I should live 'till I were marry'd. O here comes Liberia, by this Light she's a beautiful Lady--I spy some Marks of Love in her already.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "paper" and brain" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed on February 28, 1737. 2 entries in ESTC (1737).
The Universal Passion. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, By His Majesty's Servants (London: Printed for J. Watts, 1737).
The Universal Passion. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, By His Majesty's Servants (London: Printed for J. Watts, 1737).
Date of Entry
04/11/2005
