Date: 1765
"By reason's standard, then, you judge amiss / Of those whose legislator is caprice."
preview | full record— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Date: 1767
"If this be all, cried Nourjahad, then am I sure I shall never incur the penalty; for though I mean to enjoy all the pleasures that life can bestow, yet am I a stranger to my own heart, if it ever lead me to the wilful commission of a crime."
preview | full record— Sheridan [née Chamberlaine], Frances (1724-1766)
Date: 1775
"An evil conscience is a shrew, and gives most shocking curtain lectures."
preview | full record— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)