Date: From Thursd. Nov. 24 to Saturd. Nov. 26. 1709
"I Have been this Evening recollecting what Passages (since I could first think) have left the strongest Impressions upon my Mind; and after strict Enquiry, I am convinced, that the Impulses I have received from Theatrical Representations, have had a greater Effect, than otherwise would have been...
preview | full record— Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)
Date: 1760-7
"I was but ten years old when this happened;--but whether it was, that the action itself was more in unison to my nerves at that age of pity, which instantly set my whole frame into one vibration of most pleasurable sensation;--or how far the manner and expression of it might go towards it;--or i...
preview | full record— Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768)