Excerpt from "The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatres. Written by Mr. Johnson"
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Title
Excerpt from "The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatres. Written by Mr. Johnson"
Subject
Love vs. Lust
Description
A metaphor of what love is versus what lust is so that the reader might be able to better distinguish these two deceptively similar emotions.
Creator
Charles Johnson
Source
Metaphors of the Mind
Date
1715
Rights
Natalia Burgdorf
Relation
"A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy" by Laurence Sterne
Is what Yorick feels for the Frenchwoman he meets love at first sight or lust? That's subject to interpretation.
Is what Yorick feels for the Frenchwoman he meets love at first sight or lust? That's subject to interpretation.
Language
English
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Text
"Love is a generous Volunteer; Lust a Mercenary Slave"
Citation
Charles Johnson, “Excerpt from "The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatres. Written by Mr. Johnson",” Enlightenmens, accessed February 7, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/705.