Davys, Mary (1674-1732)

The Cousins [from The Works]

London

Printed by H. Woodfall

1725

"You shall not fly, Lorenzo, said Elvira, (whose Heart began to melt) you shall stay and be as happy as I can make you; Elvira shall keep her Promise, and do all you desire, as far as she has power; therefore call back all those wandring Thoughts, and fix them in my Breast for ever."

You shall not fly, Lorenzo, said Elvira, (whose Heart began to melt) you shall stay and be as happy as I can make you; Elvira shall keep her Promise, and do all you desire, as far as she has power; therefore call back all those wandring Thoughts, and fix them in my Breast for ever. This gave Lorenzo new Life, and his Looks express'd the satisfaction her words had given him. But they were both so pleas'd with the Progress they had made in each other's Love, that they minded not Emilia and Sebastian, who were almost within hearing of them. At last Elvira espied them, and said, Here comes my Aunt, and with her my Aversion; she thinks by this time you have said so much for him, that I have not one Argument left to defend myself against him, but what you have answer'd.
(p. 217)

Liquid::Melting Motion::Wandering

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Text from The Works of Mrs. Davys: Consisting of, Plays, Novels, Poems, and Familiar Letters. Several of which never before Publish'd, 2 vols. (London: H. Woodfall, 1725). <Link to ECCO>

06/21/2013