"In what figure shall I give his Heart the first Impression? There is a great deal in the first impression."

— Congreve, William (1670-1729)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Jacob Tonson
Date
1700
Metaphor
"In what figure shall I give his Heart the first Impression? There is a great deal in the first impression."
Metaphor in Context
How shall I receive him? In what figure shall I give his Heart the first Impression? There is a great deal in the first impression.
Categories
Provenance
Looking up "Sterling" in the OED
Citation
First performed in March of 1700. 33 entries in the ESTC (1700, 1706, 1710, 1711, 1724, 1725, 1730, 1733, 1735, 1738, 1751, 1752, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1759 1767, 1773, 1774, 1776, 1777, 1787, 1796, 1800).

See The Way of the World, a Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Congreve (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1700). <Link to ESTC><Link to EEBO-TCP>

Reading D. F. Mckenzie's The Works of Wililam Congreve 3 vols. (Oxford: Oxford UP, 2011).
Date of Entry
05/20/2005

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