"'Twas I! alas! 'twas I / That fill'd her breast with fury"

— Home, John (1722-1808)


Work Title
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for G. Hamilton
Date
Performed Dec 1756, published 1757
Metaphor
"'Twas I! alas! 'twas I / That fill'd her breast with fury"
Metaphor in Context
LORD RANDOLPH.
'Twas I! alas! 'twas I
That fill'd her breast with fury
; drove her down
The precipice of death! Wretch that I am!
(Act V)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
At least 10 entries in ESTC (1757, 1764, 1768, 769, 1770, 1773, 1775).

Douglas: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (Edinburgh: Printed for G. Hamilton, 1757). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
06/28/2013

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