"The fire caught--and the whole city, like the heart of one man, open'd itself to Love."
— Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt
Date
1768
Metaphor
"The fire caught--and the whole city, like the heart of one man, open'd itself to Love."
Metaphor in Context
Every man almost spoke pure iambics the next day, and talk'd of nothing but Perseus his pathetic address--"O Cupid! prince of God and men"--in every street of Abdera, in every house--"O Cupid! Cupid!"--in every mouth, like the natural notes of some sweet melody which drops from it whether it will or no--nothing but "Cupid! Cupid! prince of God and men"--The fire caught--and the whole city, like the heart of one man, open'd itself to Love.
(I, pp. 107-8)
(I, pp. 107-8)
Provenance
Searching in LION
Citation
Over 86 entries in ESTC (1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1787, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1798, 1800).
First edition published February 27, 1768, in two issues (standard paper and large "imperial" paper issue).
See A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick., 2 vols. 2nd ed. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1768). <Link to ESTC>
Reading Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey, ed. Paul Goring (New York and London: Penguin, 2001)
First edition published February 27, 1768, in two issues (standard paper and large "imperial" paper issue).
See A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick., 2 vols. 2nd ed. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1768). <Link to ESTC>
Reading Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey, ed. Paul Goring (New York and London: Penguin, 2001)
Date of Entry
10/26/2013
