Date: 1790
"He conducted himself towards her with frigid indifference, which served only to inflame the passion it was meant to chill."
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Date: 1790
"They compared this with the foregoing circumstance of the figure and the light which had appeared; their imaginations kindled wild conjectures, and they submitted their opinions to Madame, entreating her to inform them sincerely, whether she believed that disembodied spirits were ever permitted ...
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Date: 1790
"Quick the magic raptures steal / O'er the fancy kindling brain."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Date: 1790
"When I knelt at the altar, the sacred flame of pure devotion glowed in my heart, and elevated my soul to sublimity."
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Date: 1794
"She hastily put the papers from her; but the words, which had roused equally her curiosity and terror, she could not dismiss from her thoughts. So powerfully had they affected her, that she even could not resolve to destroy the papers immediately; and the more she dwelt on the circumstance, the ...
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Date: 1794
"Hers was a silent anguish, weeping, yet enduring; not the wild energy of passion, inflaming imagination, bearing down the barriers of reason and living in a world of its own."
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Date: 1796
"Away with friendship! 'tis a cold unfeeling word: my bosom burns with love, with unutterable love, and love must be its return."
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Date: 1796
"I have not yet forgot the pains / I felt, while bound in Julia's chains: / The ardent flames with which my bosom burned; / The nights I passed deprived of rest; / The jealous pangs which racked my breast; / My disappointed hopes, and passion unreturned."
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Date: 1796
"His bosom glows with amorous fire."
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Date: 1796
"Since he had obtained her favours, he was become dearer to her than ever, and she felt grateful to him for the pleasures in which they had equally been sharers. Unfortunately as her passion grew ardent, Ambrosio's grew cold; the very marks of her fondness excited his disgust, and its excess serv...
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