"May all the passions that are raised by neglected love--jealousy, indignation, spite, and thirst of revenge--eternally rage in her soul, as they do now in mine."
— Etherege, Sir George (1636-1691/2)
Work Title
Date
1676
Metaphor
"May all the passions that are raised by neglected love--jealousy, indignation, spite, and thirst of revenge--eternally rage in her soul, as they do now in mine."
Metaphor in Context
MRS. LOVEIT
Whoe'er she be, all the harm I wish her is, may she love him as well as I do, and may he give her as much cause to hate him!
PERT
Never doubt the latter end of your curse, madam.
MRS. LOVEIT
May all the passions that are raised by neglected love--jealousy, indignation, spite, and thirst of revenge--eternally rage in her soul, as they do now in mine.
(II.ii, p. 98-9)
Whoe'er she be, all the harm I wish her is, may she love him as well as I do, and may he give her as much cause to hate him!
PERT
Never doubt the latter end of your curse, madam.
MRS. LOVEIT
May all the passions that are raised by neglected love--jealousy, indignation, spite, and thirst of revenge--eternally rage in her soul, as they do now in mine.
(II.ii, p. 98-9)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
McMillin, Scott, ed. Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy. Norton Critical Edition. New York: Norton, 1973.
Date of Entry
07/23/2003
Date of Review
10/23/2003
