Date: 1797
"The ruling passion of his nature once more resumed its authority, and he determined to earn the honour which the Marchesa had in store for him."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Date: 1797
"'I have been through life,' said the penitent, 'the slave of my passions, and they have led me into horrible excesses."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Date: 1797
"Though a lawless passion had first suggested to the dark mind of Schedoni the atrocious act, which should destroy a brother, many circumstances and considerations had conspired to urge him towards its accomplishment."
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Date: 1800
"So the schemes / Rais'd by fond Hope in youth's unclouded morn, / While sanguine youth enjoys delusive dreams, / Experience withers; till scarce one remains / Flattering the languid heart, where only Reason reigns!"
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