Date: 1761
"No, thou art all that's elegant and fair, / And perfect upon earth; and Caius happy / Beyond whatever gratitude express'd, / Or fancy drew, when glowing raptures catch / The poet's breast, and set the soul on fire."
preview | full record— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Date: 1775
"[B]e assured I throw the original from my heart as easily!"
preview | full record— Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816)
Date: 1788
"Worlds would I give now for that sketch of my Quintin, that my cruel brother deprived me of; but his dear image is engraven on my heart"
preview | full record— O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)