Date: 1790

"The solemn air which the marquis assumed when he commanded him to attend, had deeply impressed his mind."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1790

"The high importance of the moment, the solemnity of the ceremony, the sacred glooms which surrounded me, and the chilling silence that prevailed when I uttered the irrevocable vow--all conspired to impress my imagination, and to raise my views to heaven."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1790

"I had but one crime to deplore, and that was the too tender remembrance of him for whom I mourned, and whose idea impressed upon my heart, made it a blemished offering to God."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1794

"He and Emily continued sunk in musing silence for some leagues, from which melancholy reverie Emily first awoke, and her young fancy, struck with the grandeur of the objects around, gradually yielded to delightful impressions."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1794

"They travelled on, sunk in that thoughtful melancholy, with which twilight and solitude impress the mind."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1794

"St. Aubert concealed his face with his handkerchief, and was unable to speak; but Emily continued to urge to her father the truths, which himself had impressed upon her mind."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1794

"'Can this be my father's sister!' said she to herself; and then the conviction that she was so, warming her heart with something like kindness towards her, she felt anxious to soften the harsh impression her mind had received of her aunt's character, and to shew a willingness to oblige her."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1794

"Her thoughts, however, did not dwell long on the subject; nearer interests pressed upon them; Valancourt, rejected of her aunt, and Valancourt dancing with a gay and beautiful partner, alternately tormented her mind."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1794

"I shall look, and cannot see you; shall try to recollect your features--and the impression will be fled from my imagination;--to hear the tones of your voice, and even memory will be silent!--I cannot, cannot leave you!"

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

Date: 1794

"She now endeavoured to chase away the impressions they had left on her fancy."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)