Date: 1794
"This was soon chased away by Emily's smile, who smiled, however, with an aching heart, for she saw that his misfortunes preyed upon his mind, and upon his enfeebled frame."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Date: 1794
"She endeavoured to withdraw her thoughts from the anxiety, that preyed upon them, but they refused controul; she could neither read, or draw, and the tones of her lute were so utterly discordant with the present state of her feelings, that she could not endure them for a moment."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)