Date: 1753
"A young amorous heart, I think, may with some analogy be compared to tinder, as it is ready to take fire from every spark that falls"
preview | full record— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)
Date: 1754
"Souls of tinder, discretions of flimsy gauze, that conceal not their folly--One day they will think as I do; and perhaps before they have daughters who will convince them of the truth of my assertion"
preview | full record— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)
Date: 1763
"My soul is on fire at this insult: his age, his virtues protect him, but Lord Melvin--Let him avoid my fury."
preview | full record— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)
Date: 1778, 1779
"'Leave me, Madam,' cried he, with quickness, "and take care of the poor child;--bid her not think me unkind,--tell her I would at this moment plunge a dagger in my heart to serve her,--but she has set my brain on fire, and I can see her no more!'"
preview | full record— Burney [married name D'Arblay], Frances (1752-1840)
Date: 1777, 1780
"The notice and observation of strangers, and the affection of individuals, together with that inward consciousness that always attends superiour qualities, would sometimes kindle the flames of ambition in Edmund's heart; but he checked them presently by reflecting upon his low birth and dependan...
preview | full record— Reeve, Clara (1729-1807)
Date: 1782
"My brain is on fire!"
preview | full record— Burney [married name D'Arblay], Frances (1752-1840)
Date: 1782
"But a smooth and stedfast mind, / Gentle thought and calm desires, / Hearts in equal love combin'd, / Kindle never-dying fires; / Where these are not I despise / Lovely cheeks, or lips, or eyes."
preview | full record— Fenn [née Frere], Ellenor (1744-1813)
Date: 1784
"'Tis in Clarinda's charming mind, / The sweet attraction lies; / There all that fire and life we find, / That sparkles in her eyes."
preview | full record— Fenn [née Frere], Ellenor (1744-1813)
Date: 1788
"The ardent imagination of Delamere instantly caught fire."
preview | full record— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)
Date: 1788
"A ray of fire seemed to flash across the imagination of Delamere, and to inflame all his hopes."
preview | full record— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)