"'Tis you handsom Mercers that wound all the Ladies Hearts."
— Baker, Thomas (b. 1680-1)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Wellington and B. Bernard Lintott
Date
1701
Metaphor
"'Tis you handsom Mercers that wound all the Ladies Hearts."
Metaphor in Context
PUN
Mr. Sattin; Lord! you're grown the greatest Beau of late, since you are Set-up--'Tis you handsom Mercers that wound all the Ladies Hearts.
(III.ii, p. 30)
Mr. Sattin; Lord! you're grown the greatest Beau of late, since you are Set-up--'Tis you handsom Mercers that wound all the Ladies Hearts.
(III.ii, p. 30)
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Provenance
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Citation
At least 2 entries in the ESTC (1701).
Thomas Baker, The Humour of the Age. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane by His Majesty's Servants. (London: Printed for R. Wellington and B. Bernard Lintott, 1701). <Link to ECCO>
Thomas Baker, The Humour of the Age. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane by His Majesty's Servants. (London: Printed for R. Wellington and B. Bernard Lintott, 1701). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
06/18/2013
