Date: 1796
"The woman reigns in my bosom, and I am become a prey to the wildest of passions."
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Date: 1796
"Theodore perceived well enough that something preyed upon my mind; but as I concealed the cause of my grief even from him, respect would not permit him to pry into my secrets."
preview | full record— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)
Date: 1796
"Amidst the horror and disgust to which his soul was a prey, pity for his victim still held a place in it."
preview | full record— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)
Date: 1796
"Her passion continued to prey upon her heart in secret, and she had almost determined to confess her sentiments to her mother, when accident once more threw their object in her way."
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Date: 1798
"She had also suffered a disappointment, which preyed upon her mind."
preview | full record— Godwin, William (1756-1836)
Date: 1798
"Feeling herself unable to accept this as an explanation, she instantly determined to sail for London by the very first opportunity, that she might thus bring to a termination the suspence that preyed upon her soul."
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