Date: 1818
"Astonishment and doubt first seized them; and a shortly succeeding ray of common sense added some bitter emotions of shame."
preview | full record— Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
Date: 1825
"Yet still to humble hope enough is given / Of light from reason's lamp, and light from heaven, / To teach us what to follow, what to shun, / To bow the head and say "Thy will be done!"
preview | full record— Barbauld, Anna Letitia [née Aikin] (1743-1825)
Date: 1847
"His brightening mind brightened his features, and added spirit and nobility to their aspect."
preview | full record— Brontë, Emily (1818-1848)