Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)

The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless

London

Printed by T. Gardner

1751

"'Yes, indeed,' added miss Betsy, "and threatens terrible things to every one, who should dare to dispute the conquest of my heart with him'"

They were all three engaged in a conversation, which had nothing particular in it, when miss Betsy was told captain Hysom desired to speak with her; on which she bid the fellow desire him to walk in. "He is in the back parlour, madam," replied he;--"I told him you had company, so he desires you will come to him there; for he says he has great business with you, and must needs speak with you." Both miss Betsy and mr. Staple laughed immoderately at this message; but mr. Trueworth, who was not in the secret, looked a little grave, as not knowing what to think of it. "You would scarce believe, sir," said mr. Staple to him, "that this embassy came from the court of cupid, yet I assure you the captain is one of this lady's most passionate admirers." --"Yes, indeed," added miss Betsy, "and threatens terrible things to every one, who should dare to dispute the conquest of my heart with him;--but go," continued she, to the footman, "tell him, I have friends with me whom I cannot be so rude to leave, and that I insist on his giving us his company in this room."
(I, xviii, pp. 228-9)

War::Conquest::Conquer Heart

Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Prose)

9 entries in the ESTC (1751, 1752, 1762, 1765, 1768, 1772, 1783).

See Eliza Haywood, The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, In Four Volumes (London: Printed by T. Gardner, 1751). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>

Reading The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, ed. Christine Blouch (Peterborough: Broadview, 1998).

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