Date: 1777
"If you marry a man of a certain sort, such as the romance of young minds generally paints for a husband, you will deride the supposition of any possible decrease in the ardour of your affections."
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Date: 1796
"At the same time the cloud disappeared, and he beheld a figure more beautiful than fancy's pencil ever drew."
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Date: 1799
"I spent the night ruminating on the future and in painting to my fancy the adventures which I should be likely to meet."
preview | full record— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)
Date: 1799
"I could not help smiling at the picture which my fancy drew of their anxiety and wonder."
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Date: 1799
Past events may be painted, "in vivid hues" on the [canvas] of the memory
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Date: 1799
"My fancy readily depicted the progress and completion of this tragedy."
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Date: 1800
The fancy may outstrip one's footsteps and be busy picturing and rehearsing
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