"Come, be genuine with me--here's a Protector's half Crown for thee--two shillings five pence sterling--and let it be a Key to unlock thy heart"

— D'Urfey, Thomas (1653?-1723)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by A. G. and J. P. for Joseph Hindmarsh [etc.]
Date
1681
Metaphor
"Come, be genuine with me--here's a Protector's half Crown for thee--two shillings five pence sterling--and let it be a Key to unlock thy heart"
Metaphor in Context
SIR PER.
Come, be genuine with me--here's a Protector's half Crown for thee--two shillings five pence sterling--and let it be a Key to unlock thy heart--Do'st thou come upon any Sinister Design?
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "gold" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
05/25/2005
Date of Review
02/21/2009

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