text,updated_at,metaphor,created_at,context,theme,reviewed_on,dictionary,comments,provenance,id,work_id
"In the mean time Sir Launcelot, having ordered supper, retired into his own chamber, and gave a loose to the most tender emotions of his heart. He recollected all the fond ideas which had been excited in the course of his correspondence with the charming Aurelia. He remembered, with horror, the cruel letter he had received from that young lady, containing a formal renunciation of his attachment, so unsuitable to the whole tenour of her character and conduct. He revolved the late adventure of the coach, and the declaration of Mr. Clarke, with equal eagerness and astonishment; and was seized with the most ardent desire of unravelling a mystery so interesting to the predominant passion of his heart.--All these mingled considerations produced a kind of ferment in the oeconomy of his mind, which subsided into a profound reverie, compounded of hope and perplexity.
(II. xiii)",2013-10-25 18:37:17 UTC,"""He revolved the late adventure of the coach, and the declaration of Mr. Clarke, with equal eagerness and astonishment; and was seized with the most ardent desire of unravelling a mystery so interesting to the predominant passion of his heart.""",2004-06-07 00:00:00 UTC,"",Ruling Passion,,"","","Searching ""predominant passion"" in HDIS",13809,5112
"In the mean time Sir Launcelot, having ordered supper, retired into his own chamber, and gave a loose to the most tender emotions of his heart. He recollected all the fond ideas which had been excited in the course of his correspondence with the charming Aurelia. He remembered, with horror, the cruel letter he had received from that young lady, containing a formal renunciation of his attachment, so unsuitable to the whole tenour of her character and conduct. He revolved the late adventure of the coach, and the declaration of Mr. Clarke, with equal eagerness and astonishment; and was seized with the most ardent desire of unravelling a mystery so interesting to the predominant passion of his heart. --All these mingled considerations produced a kind of ferment in the oeconomy of his mind, which subsided into a profound reverie, compounded of hope and perplexity.
(II. xiii)",2009-09-14 19:39:16 UTC,"""Mingled considerations"" may produce a ""ferment in the oeconomy"" of the mind",2004-06-07 00:00:00 UTC,"",Reverie,,"",•I've included twice: once in Uncategorized: Economy and once in Liquid: Ferment.
,"Searching ""predominant passion"" in HDIS",13810,5112
"The tender heart of Aurelia could bear no more--her knees began to totter: the lustre vanished from her eyes, and she fainted in the arms of her attendant. Sir Launcelot, aroused by this circumstance, assisted Dolly in seating her mistress on a couch, where she soon recovered, and saw the knight on his knees before her. ""I
am still happy (said he) in being able to move your compassion, though I have been held unworthy of your esteem."" ""Do me justice, (she replied:) my best esteem has been always inseparably connected with the character of Sir Launcelot Greaves""-- ""Is it possible? (cried our hero) then surely I have no reason to complain. If I have moved your compassion, and possess your esteem, I am but one degree short of supreme happiness-- that, however, is a gigantic step -- O Miss Darnel! when I remember that dear, that melancholy moment."" --So saying, he gently touched her hand, in order to press it to his lips, and perceived on her finger the very individual ring which he had presented in her mother's presence, as an interchanged testimony of plighted faith. Starting at the well known object, the sight of which conjured up a strange confusion of ideas, ""This (said he) was once the pledge of something still more cordial than esteem."" Aurelia, blushing at
this remark, while her eyes lightened with unusual vivacity, replied, in a severer tone, ""Sir, you best know how it lost its original signification."" ""By heaven! I do not, madam, (exclaimed our adventurer.) With me it was ever held a sacred idea throned within my heart, cherished with such fervency of regard, with such reverence of affection, as the devout anchorite more unreasonably pays to those sainted reliques that constitute the object of his adoration--"" ""And, like those reliques, (answered Miss Darnel) I have been insensible of my votary's devotion. --A saint I must have been, or something more, to know the sentiments of your heart by inspiration."" ""Did I forbear (said he) to express, to repeat, to enforce the dictates of the purest passion that ever warmed the human breast, until I was denied access, and formally discarded by that cruel dismission.""-- ""I must beg your pardon, Sir, (cried Aurelia, interrupting him hastily) I know not what you mean."" ""That fatal sentence, (said he) if not pronounced by your own lips, at least written by your own fair hand, which drove me out an exile for ever from the paradise of your affection."" ""I would not (she replied) do Sir Launcelot Greaves the injury to suppose him capable of imposition: but you talk of things to which I am an utter stranger. --I have a right, Sir, to demand of your honour, that you will not impute to me your breaking off a connection, which--I would--rather wish--had never."" --""Heaven and earth! what do I hear? (cried our impatient knight) have I not the baleful letter to produce? What else but Miss Darnel's explicit and express declaration could have destroyed the sweetest hope that ever cheared my soul; could have obliged me to resign all claim to that felicity for which alone I wished to live; could have filled my bosom with unutterable sorrow and despair; could have even divested me of reason, and driven me from the society of men, a poor, forlorn, wandering lunatic, such as you see me now prostrate at your feet; all the blossoms of my youth withered, all the honours of my family decayed?""
(pp. 48-52)",2009-09-14 19:39:16 UTC,"A sacred idea may be throned within the heart and ""cherished with such fervency of regard, with such reverence of affection, as the devout anchorite more unreasonably pays to those sainted reliques that constitute the object of his adoration""",2004-07-06 00:00:00 UTC,"Vol. 2, Chap. 15","",,"",•I've included twice: once in Government and once in Architecture
,"Searching ""throne"" and ""heart"" in HDIS (Prose); found again ""idea""",13814,5112
"But that point of happiness to which, as the north pole, the course of these adventures hath been invariably directed, was still unattained; we mean, the indissoluble union of the accomplished Sir Launcelot Greaves and the enchanting Miss Darnel. Our hero now discovered in his mistress a thousand charms, which hitherto he had no opportunity to contemplate. He found her beauty excelled by her good sense, and her virtue superior to both. He found her untainted by that giddiness, vanity, and affectation, which distinguish the fashionable females of the present age. He found her uninfected by the rage for diversion and dissipation; for noise, tumult, gew-gaws, glitter, and extravagance. He found her not only raised by understanding and taste far above the amusements of little vulgar minds; but even exalted by uncommon genius and refined reflection, so as to relish the more sublime enjoyments of rational pleasure. He found her possessed of that vigour of mind which constitutes true fortitude, and vindicates the empire of reason. He found her heart incapable of disguise or dissimulation; frank, generous, and open; susceptible of the most tender impressions; glowing with a keen sense of honour, and melting with humanity. A youth of his sensibility could not fail of being deeply affected by such attractions. The nearer he approached the center of happiness, the more did the velocity of his passion increase. Her uncle still remained insensible, as it were, in the arms of death. Time seemed to linger in its lapse, 'till the knight was inflamed to the most eager degree of impatience. He communicated his distress to Aurelia; he pressed her with the most pathetic remonstrances to abridge the torture of his suspence. He interested Mrs. Kawdle in his behalf; and, at length, his importunity succeeded. The banns of marriage were regularly published, and the ceremony was performed in the parish church, in the presence of Dr. Kawdle and his lady, captain Crowe, lawyer Clarke, and Mrs. Dolly Cowslip.
(pp. 268-271)",2009-09-14 19:39:17 UTC,"A woman may be ""possessed of that vigour of mind which constitutes true fortitude, and vindicates the empire of reason""",2004-06-07 00:00:00 UTC,"Vol. II, chapter 25",Ruling Passion,,"",
,"Found again searching ""heart"" and ""empire"" in HDIS (Prose) (8/16/2004)",13823,5112
"The lovers were now overwhelmed with transports of joy and gratitude, and every countenance was lighted up with satisfaction. From this place to the habitation of Sir Launcelot the bells were rung in every parish, and the corporation in their formalities congratulated him in every town through which he passed. About five miles from Greavesbury-hall he was met by above five thousand persons of both sexes and every age, dressed out in their gayest apparel, headed by Mr. Ralph Mattox from Darnel-hill, and the rector from the knight's own parish. They were preceded by music of different kinds, ranged under a great variety of flags and ensigns; and the women, as well as the men, bedizened with fancy-knots and marriage-favours. At the end of the avenue, a select bevy of comely virgins arrayed in white, and a separate band of choice youths, distinguished by garlands of laurel and holly interweaved, fell into the procession, and sung in chorus a rustic epithalamium composed by the curate. At the gate they were received by the venerable house-keeper Mrs. Oakley, whose features were so brightened by the occasion, that with the first glance she made a conquest of the heart of captain Crowe; and this connexion was improved afterwards into a legal conjunction.
(pp. 280-1)",2009-09-14 19:39:18 UTC,"A woman's features may be so brightened by an occasion, that with the first glance she may make a conquest of the heart of a man",2005-01-25 00:00:00 UTC,"Vol. II, chapter 25","",,"",
,"Searching ""conque"" and ""heart"" in HDIS (Prose Fiction)",13829,5112
"The unexpected apparition of Miss Aurelia Darnel, beaming with all the emanations of ripened beauty, blushing with all the graces of the most lovely confusion, could not but produce a violent effect upon the mind of Sir Launcelot Greaves. He was, indeed, overwhelmed with a mingled transport of astonishment, admiration, affliction, and awe. The colour vanished from his cheeks, and he stood gazing upon her, in silence, with the most emphatic expression of countenance. Aurelia was infected by his disorder: she began to tremble, and the roses fluctuated on her face. -- ""I cannot forget (said she) that I owe my life to the courage and humanity of Sir Launcelot Greaves, and that he at the same time rescued from the most dreadful death a dear and venerable parent."" ""Would to heaven she still survived! (cried our adventurer with great emotion.) She was the friend of my youth, the kind patroness of my felicity! my guardian angel forsook me when she expired! her last injunctions are deep engraven on my heart!""
(pp. 46-7)",2009-09-14 19:39:20 UTC,"""[M]y guardian angel forsook me when she expired! her last injunctions are deep engraven on my heart!""",2005-03-10 00:00:00 UTC,"Vol. 2, Chap. 15","",,"",
,"Searching ""conque"" and ""heart"" in HDIS (Prose Fiction)",13845,5112
"The success of our adventurer, which we have particularized in the last chapter, could not fail of inhancing his character, not only among those who knew him, but also among the people of the town to whom he was an utter stranger. The populace surrounded the house, and testified their approbation in loud huzzas. Captain Crowe was more than ever inspired with veneration for his admired patron, and more than ever determined to pursue his footsteps in the road of chivalry. Fillet, and his friend the lawyer, could not help conceiving an affection, and even a profound esteem, for the exalted virtue, the person, and the accomplishments of the knight, dashed as they were with a mixture of extravagance and insanity. Even Sir Launcelot himself was elevated to an extraordinary degree of self-complacency on the fortunate issue of his adventure, and became more and more persuaded that a knight-errant's profession might be exercised, even in England, to the advantage of the community. The only person of the company who seemed unanimated with the general satisfaction was Mr. Thomas Clarke. He had, not without good reason, laid it down as a maxim, that knight-errantry and madness were synonimous terms: and that madness, though exhibited in the most advantageous and agreeable light, could not change its nature, but must continue a perversion of sense to the end of the chapter. He perceived the additional impression which the brain of his uncle had sustained, from the happy manner in which the benevolence of Sir Launcelot had so lately operated; and began to fear it would be, in a little time, quite necessary to have recourse to a commission of lunacy, which might not only disgrace the family of the Crowes, but also tend to invalidate the settlement which the captain had already made in favour of our young lawyer.
(pp. 2-3)",2009-09-14 19:39:24 UTC,"""He perceived the additional impression which the brain of his uncle had sustained, from the happy manner in which the benevolence of Sir Launcelot had so lately operated""",2005-05-18 00:00:00 UTC,"Vol. 2, Chap. 13","",,Impression,
,"Searching ""brain"" and ""impression"" in HDIS (Prose)",13876,5112
"Sir Launcelot thrusting his hand mechanically into his pocket, pulled out a couple of guineas, and desired Felton to accommodate her with that trifle in his own name; but he declined the proposal, and refused to touch the money. ""God forbid, (said he) that I should attempt to thwart your charitable intention: but this, my good sir, is no object--she has many resources. Neither should we number the clamorous beggar [Page 188] among those who really feel distress. He is generally gorged with bounty misapplied. The liberal hand of charity should be extended to modest want that pines in silence, encountering cold, and nakedness, and hunger, and every species of distress. Here you may find the wretch of keen sensations, blasted by accident in the blossom of his fortune, shivering in the solitary recess of indigence, disdaining to beg, and even ashamed to let his misery be known. Here you may see the parent who has known happier times, surrounded by his tender offspring, naked and forlorn, demanding food, which his circumstances cannot afford. --That man of decent appearance and melancholy aspect, who lifted his hat as you passed him in the yard, is a person of unblemished character. He was a reputable tradesman in the city, and failed through inevitable losses. A commission of bankruptcy was taken out against him by his sole creditor, a quaker, who refused to sign his certificate. He has [Page 189] lived these three years in prison, with a wife and five small children. In a little time after his commitment, he had friends who offered to pay ten shillings in the pound of what he owed, and to give security for paying the remainder in three years, by installments. The honest quaker did not charge the bankrupt with any dishonest practices; but he rejected the proposal with the most mortifying indifference, declaring that he did not want his money. The mother repaired to his house, and kneeled before him with her five lovely children, imploring mercy with tears and exclamations. He stood this scene unmoved, and even seemed to enjoy the prospect, wearing the looks of complacency while his heart was steeled with rancour. ""Woman, (said he) these be hopeful babes, if they were duly nurtured. Go thy ways in peace; I have taken my resolution."" Her friends maintained the family for some time; but it is not in human charity to persevere: some of them died; [Page 190] some of them grew unfortunate; some of them fell off; and now the poor man is reduced to the extremity of indigence, from whence he has no prospect of being retrieved. The fourth part of what you would have bestowed upon the lady would make this poor man and his family sing with joy.""",2009-09-14 19:39:25 UTC,"""He stood this scene unmoved, and even seemed to enjoy the prospect, wearing the looks of complacency while his heart was steeled with rancour""",2005-06-09 00:00:00 UTC,"Vol. 2, Chap. 21","",,Metal,
,"Searching ""heart"" and ""steel"" in HDIS (Prose)",13885,5112
"Taycho, who had gained an absolute empire over the mind of the Dairo, and could not foresee how his interest might stand with his successor, was heartily disposed to concur in any feasible experiment for the recovery of Got-hama-baba: he therefore consented that the mouths of the council should be unpadlocked
pro hac vice, and the members were assembled without delay; with this express proviso, however, that they were to confine their deliberations to the subject of the Dairo and his distemper. By this time the physicians had discovered the cause of the disorder, which was no other than his being stung by a poisonous insect produced in the land of Yesso, analogous to the tarantula, which is said to do so much mischief in some parts of Apuglia, as we are told by Ælian, Epiphanius Ferdinandus, and Baglivi. In both cases the only effectual remedy was music; and now the council was called to determine what sort of music should be administered. You must know, Peacock, the Japonese are but indifferently skilled in this art, tho', in general, they affect to be connoisseurs. They are utterly ignorant of the theory, and in the practice are excelled by all their neighbours, the Tartars not excepted. For my own part, I studied music under Pythagoras at Crotona. He found the scale of seven tones imperfect, and added the octave as a fixed, sensible, and intelligent termination of an interval, which included every possible division, and determined all the relative differences of sounds: besides, he taught us how to express the octave by ?, & c. & c. But why should I talk to thee of the antient digramma, the genera, & c. of music, which with their colours, were constructed by a division of the diatessaron. Thou art too dull and ignorant to comprehend the chromatic species, the construction of the tetrachord, the Phrygian, the Lydian, and other modes of the antient music: and for distinction of ear, thou mightest be justly ranked among the braying tribe that graze along the ditches of Tottenham-court or Hockley-i'the-hole.",2009-09-14 19:40:26 UTC,"One may gain ""absolute empire over the mind"" of another",2004-08-11 00:00:00 UTC,Vol. II,"",,"","","Searching ""empire"" and ""mind"" in HDIS (Prose)",14265,5319
"The doctor, who had practised on board a man of war in his youth, and was perfectly well acquainted with the Captain's dialect, assured him, that if his bottom was damaged, he would new-pay it with an excellent salve, which he always carried about him, to guard against such accidents on the road: but Tom Clarke, who seemed to have cast the eyes of affection upon the landlady's eldest daughter, Dolly, objected to their proceeding farther without rest and refreshment, as they had already travelled fifty miles since morning; and he was sure his uncle must be fatigued both in mind and body, from vexation as well as from a hard exercise, to which he had not been accustomed. Fillet then desisted, saying, he was sorry to find the Captain had any cause for vexation; but he hoped it was not an incurable evil. This expression was accompanied with a look of curiosity, which Mr. Clarke was glad of an occasion to gratify; for, as we have hinted above, he was a very communicative gentleman, and the affair which now lay upon his stomach interested him nearly. ""I'll assure you, Sir, (said he) this here gentleman, captain Crowe, who is my mother's own brother, has been cruelly used by some of his relations. He bears as good a character as any captain of a ship on the Royal Exchange, and has undergone a variety of hardships at sea. What d'ye think, now, of his bursting all his sinews, and making his eyes start out of his head, in pulling his ship off a rock, whereby he saved to his owners.""----Here he was interrupted by the Captain, who exclaimed, ""Belay, Tom Belay:----prithee, don't veer out such a deal of jaw. Clap a stopper on thy cable, and bring thyself up, my lad.-----What a deal of stuff thou hast pumped up concerning bursting, and starting, and pulling ships, Laud have mercy upon us!----Look ye here brother----look ye here----mind these poor crippled joints: two fingers on the starboard, and three on the larboard hand: crooked, d'ye see, like the knees of a bilander.---I'll tell you what, brother, you seem to be a----ship deep laden----rich cargoe---current setting into the bay----hard gale---lee shore---all hands in the boat---tow round the headland---self pulling for dear blood, against the whole crew.---Snap go the finger-braces---crack went the eye-blocks.---Bounce daylight---flash starlight---down I foundered, dark as hell---whizz went my ears, and my head spun like a whirligig.---That don't signify---I'm a Yorkshire boy, as the saying is---all my life at sea, brother, by reason of an old grandmother and maiden aunt, a couple of old stinking---kept me these forty years out of my grandfather's estate.---Hearing as how they had taken their departure, came ashore, hired horses, and clapped on all my canvas, steering to the northward, to take possession of my---But it don't signify talking---these two old piratical---had held a palaver with a lawyer---an attorney, Tom, d'ye mind me, an attorney----and by his assistance hove me out of my inheritance:---that is all, brother---hove me out of five hundred pounds a year----that's all---what signifies---but such windfalls we don't every day pick up along shore.---Fill about, brother---yes, by the Lord! those two smuggling harridans, with the assistance of an attorney---an attorney, Tom---hove me out of five hundred a year."" ""Yes, indeed, Sir, (added Mr. Clarke,) those two malicious old women docked the intail, and left the estate to an alien.""
(pp. 7-11)",2011-07-27 15:28:54 UTC,"""[B]ut Tom Clarke, who seemed to have cast the eyes of affection upon the landlady's eldest daughter, Dolly, objected to their proceeding farther without rest and refreshment, as they had already travelled fifty miles since morning; and he was sure his uncle must be fatigued both in mind and body, from vexation as well as from a hard exercise, to which he had not been accustomed.""",2007-03-20 00:00:00 UTC,"Vol. 1, Chap. 1","",2011-07-27,"","","Searching ""mind"" and ""exercise"" in HDIS (Prose)",16956,5112