Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Good morning to the day; and next, my gold: Open the shrine, that I may see my Saint.”
- Source
- Volpone
- Date
- 1606
- Local voice
- Fictional character · Volpone
Meaning of “Good morning to the day; and next, my…”
Volpone’s opening worship of his hoarded gold immediately turns wealth into an object of devotion, establishing the comedy’s satire of avarice.
Where does it come from?
Volpone, Act I, Scene 1, Project Gutenberg #4039. Volpone opens the comedy by greeting his gold as a saint while Mosca reveals the hoard; the religious imagery establishes his avarice. It is fictional dramatic speech, not Ben Jonson autobiography, financial advice or a literal religious claim.
Why the local voice matters
Volpone, Act I, scene 1. Volpone greets his hoarded gold as a saint at the opening of the comedy; the speech establishes his avarice and is not Ben Jonson autobiography.