"Why, my sweet one, you are all power, all a goddess; and you hold my heart enslaved in the chains of immortal love."

— Robertson, James (fl.1768-1788)


Place of Publication
York
Publisher
Printed by W. Blanchard and Co.
Date
1778
Metaphor
"Why, my sweet one, you are all power, all a goddess; and you hold my heart enslaved in the chains of immortal love."
Metaphor in Context
SIR WILL
Why, my sweet one, you are all power, all a goddess; and you hold my heart enslaved in the chains of immortal love--Now I've surely said enough.
(II.ii)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "chain" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1778).

James Robertson, The Heroine of Love, a Musical Piece of Three Acts (York: W. Blanchard, 1778). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/30/2011

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