Date: 1788

"Godolphin, in the anxiety she had expressed for Delamere, believed he saw a confirmation of his fears; which had always been that the early impression he had made on her heart would be immoveable, and that neither his having renounced her or his rash and heedless temper would prevent her continu...

— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)

Date: 1788

"She saw that her conduct inevitably impressed on the mind of the latter a conviction of her returning regard for Delamere; and she feared that to Lord Westhaven it might appear to be the effect of vanity and coquetry."

— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)

Date: 1788

"She got into a chaise, with Madelon, and attended by Le Limosin, who was proudly elated at being thus 'l'homme de confience' to Mademoiselle Mowbray, she left Besançon; her heart deeply impressed with a sense of Delamere's sufferings, and with an earnest wish for the restoration of his peace."

— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)

Date: 1788

"Your characters are both high as military men, and as gentlemen; and your former intimacy must, I know, impress more deeply on the mind of each the injury or offence that either suppose they receive. Be careful then, Godolphin; promise me you will be careful."

— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)

Date: 1788

"Lady Frances called upon her while her mind was under the first impression of this disgraceful circumstance."

— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)

Date: 1788

"She sent constantly to enquire after her father; and the Marquis hoping that while her mind was softened by such a mournful event his remonstrance might make a deeper impression, determined to go to her; and the day after the remains of the Marchioness had been carried to the family vault of the...

— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)

Date: 1790

"The solemn air which the marquis assumed when he commanded him to attend, had deeply impressed his mind."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1790

"The high importance of the moment, the solemnity of the ceremony, the sacred glooms which surrounded me, and the chilling silence that prevailed when I uttered the irrevocable vow--all conspired to impress my imagination, and to raise my views to heaven."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1790

"I had but one crime to deplore, and that was the too tender remembrance of him for whom I mourned, and whose idea impressed upon my heart, made it a blemished offering to God."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1790

"He was undeceived too late. The world will blame his imprudence, and think he deserved to suffer from it: but, while foresight and policy are so common, let us forgive those few minds of trusting simplicity, who are taught in vain the lesson of suspicion, on whom impressions are easily made, and...

— Williams, Helen Maria (1759-1827)