Date: 1760-7
"But the heat gradually increasing, and in a few seconds more getting beyond the point of all sober pleasure, and then advancing with all speed into the regions of pain,--the soul of Phutatorius, together with all his ideas, his thoughts, his attention, his imagination, judgment, resolution, deli...
preview | full record— Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768)
Date: 1761
"The image of Eloisa, never to be erased from my mind, shall be my shield, and render my soul invulnerable."
preview | full record— Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778); Kenrick, William (1729/30-1779)
Date: January 1, 1760 - January 1, 1762; 1762
A woman's features may be so brightened by an occasion, that with the first glance she may make a conquest of the heart of a man
preview | full record— Smollett, Tobias (1721-1777)
Date: 1765 [1764]
"Jerome was heartily grieved to discover his son's inclination for that Princess; and leaving him to his rest; promised in the morning to acquaint him with important reasons for conquering his passion."
preview | full record— Walpole, Horatio [Horace], fourth earl of Orford (1717-1797)
Date: 1765 [1764]
"Theodore had almost declared for her rival, made her determine to conquer her passion, and cede the beloved object to her friend."
preview | full record— Walpole, Horatio [Horace], fourth earl of Orford (1717-1797)
Date: Published serially, 1765-1770
"Edward could only win your Cities, but Philippa conquers Hearts"
preview | full record— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)
Date: Published serially, 1765-1770
"O, my Fanny, he cried, my most noble, my adorable Creature! what a Combat have you fought, what a Conquest have you gained, of Grace over Nature, of Virtue against Passion!"
preview | full record— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)
Date: 1768
"I was never able to conquer any one single bad sensation in my heart so decisively, as by beating up as fast as I could for some kindly and gentle sensation, to fight it upon its own ground."
preview | full record— Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768)
Date: 1773
"This conduct may be safe, but there is something ungenerous and cowardly in it; to keep their forces, like an over-cautious commander, in fastnesses, and fortified towns, while they suffer the enemy to waste and ravage the country. Praise is indeed due to him, who can any way preserve his integr...
preview | full record— Mackenzie, Henry (1745-1831)
Date: 1777
"The love, to which at length I discovered my heart to be subject, had conquered without tumult, and become despotic under the semblance of freedom."
preview | full record— Mackenzie, Henry (1745-1831)