"A heart in loves Empire, tho' jocund, and blyth / From cares, and from fears can never be free"

— Ravenscroft, Edward (c.1650- c.1700)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Thomas Dring [etc.]
Date
1672
Metaphor
"A heart in loves Empire, tho' jocund, and blyth / From cares, and from fears can never be free"
Metaphor in Context
1 MAN
A heart in loves Empire, tho' jocund, and blyth
From cares, and from fears can never be free
:
'Tis said that with pleasure we languish and sigh;
But for all can be urg'd, there's nothing can be
So pleasant, so pleasant as our libertie.
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "empire" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
08/16/2004

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