"Tis well you have a Heart of Stone, the Tale wou'd melt it else."
— Moore, Edward (1712-1757)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Francklin
Date
1753
Metaphor
"Tis well you have a Heart of Stone, the Tale wou'd melt it else."
Metaphor in Context
DAWSON
And old Jarvis. I wou'd have told you of 'em, last Night, but your Thoughts were too busy. 'Tis well you have a Heart of Stone, the Tale wou'd melt it else.
(p. 66)
And old Jarvis. I wou'd have told you of 'em, last Night, but your Thoughts were too busy. 'Tis well you have a Heart of Stone, the Tale wou'd melt it else.
(p. 66)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
36 entries in the ESTC (1753, 1755, 1756, 1763, 1765, 1767, 1771, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1783, 1784, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1790, 1794, 1800).
Edward Moore, The Gamester. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (London: Printed for R. Francklin and Sold by R. Dodsley, 1753).
Edward Moore, The Gamester. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (London: Printed for R. Francklin and Sold by R. Dodsley, 1753).
Date of Entry
09/04/2013
