"Ay, ay, when the love is once come so far, that Spiritual Mind will never leave pulling, and pulling, till it has drawn the beastly body after it."

— Dryden, John (1631-1700)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by T. N. for Henry Herringman
Date
November 1672, 1673
Metaphor
"Ay, ay, when the love is once come so far, that Spiritual Mind will never leave pulling, and pulling, till it has drawn the beastly body after it."
Metaphor in Context
FREDERICK.
I hope I may love your mind, Madam; I may Love Spiritually.

HIPPOLITA.
That's enough, that's enough: let him love the mind without the body if he can.

ASCANIO.
Ay, ay, when the love is once come so far, that Spiritual Mind will never leave pulling, and pulling, till it has drawn the beastly body after it.

FREDERICK.
Well, Madam, since I must confess it, (though I expect to be laugh'd at, after my railing against Love) I do love you all over, both Soul and Body.

ASCANIO.
Lord, Sir, What a Tygress have you provok'd! you may see she takes it to the death that you have made this declaration.
(IV.iv)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "beast" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
07/02/2012

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