"Oh! spare me, Julia--look on me as I am, an alter'd man--peace has been a stranger to my bosom, and remorse and sorrow my constant companions, since we parted"

— Andrews, Miles Peter (1742-1814)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. and W. Lowndes
Date
1784
Metaphor
"Oh! spare me, Julia--look on me as I am, an alter'd man--peace has been a stranger to my bosom, and remorse and sorrow my constant companions, since we parted"
Metaphor in Context
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Oh! spare me, Julia--look on me as I am, an alter'd man--peace has been a stranger to my bosom, and remorse and sorrow my constant companions, since we parted.--My heart is open but to the charms of virtue, and trembles only at the uncertainty of yours.
Provenance
Searching "bosom" and "stranger" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed on February 14, 1784. 3 entries in the ESTC (1784).

The Reparation, a Comedy. As performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By Miles Peter Andrews (London: Printed for T. and W. Lowndes, 1784). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
03/06/2006

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.