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."

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)

Date: 1799

"I could not help smiling at the picture which my fancy drew of their anxiety and wonder."

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)

Date: 1799

Past events may be painted, "in vivid hues" on the [canvas] of the memory

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)

Date: 1799

"My fancy readily depicted the progress and completion of this tragedy."

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)

Date: 1800

The fancy may outstrip one's footsteps and be busy picturing and rehearsing

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)

Date: 1800

The fancy depicts pictures

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)