Date: 1763

"That he would himself assist her to conquer an inclination which is incompatible with the views which the most indulgent of parents entertains for her happiness?"

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1763

"The trial was too great for the softness of a heart like mine; I had almost conquered my own passion, when I became a victim to his."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1763

"How painful the conquest over the sweetest affections of the human heart! "

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1763

"I feel a horror I cannot conquer at the idea of ever receiving the visit your Lordship has proposed; but conscious of the injustice of indulging it, I sacrifice it to our antient friendship, and only postpone, not refuse, the visit."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1769

"The narrowness of my fortune, which I see in a much stronger light in this land of luxury, and the apparent impossibility of placing the most charming of women in the station my heart wishes, give me anxieties which my reason cannot conquer."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1769

"I pique myself in keeping the heart of the loveliest woman that ever existed, as a nobler conquest than attracting the notice of a hundred coquets."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1769

"I feel a timidity I cannot conquer, at the thought of seeing Mrs. Rivers."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1769

"She added, that she had on first seeing me, though she thought me worthy his heart, felt an impulse of dislike which she was ashamed to own, even now that reason and reflexion had conquered so unworthy a sentiment."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1769

"The narrowness of my fortune, which I see in a much stronger light in this land of luxury, and the apparent impossibility of placing the most charming of women in the station my heart wishes, give me anxieties which my reason cannot conquer."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)

Date: 1769

"Do not be alarmed for me; reason and the impossibility of success will conquer my passion for this angelic woman"

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)