Date: 1797
"His respiration was short and laborious, chilly drops stood on his forehead, and all his faculties of mind seemed suspended."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Date: 1797
"But Schedoni spoke not: the tumult in his breast was too great for utterance, and he pressed hastily forward. Spalatro followed."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Date: 1814
"Upon such expressions of affection, Fanny could have lived an hour without saying another word; but Edmund, after waiting a moment, obliged her to bring down her mind from its heavenly flight by saying, 'But what is it that you want to consult me about?'"
preview | full record— Austen, Jane (1775-1817)