Date: 1763
I shall bury in Oblivion all Thoughts of the Intent,
preview | full record— King, Thomas (1730-1805)
Date: 1764
"I suppose, Gentlemen, my memory, or mind, to be a chest of drawers, a kind of bureau; where, in separate cellules, my different knowlege on different subjects is stor'd."
preview | full record— Foote, Samuel (1720-1777)
Date: 1764
"To this cabinet volition, or will, has a key; so when an arduous subject occurs, I unlock my bureau, pull out the particular drawer, and am supply'd with what I want in an instant."
preview | full record— Foote, Samuel (1720-1777)
Date: December 6, 1765
One may fell Love's vengeful Shaft transfix her heart "And yield to [it] the Empire of [her] Soul]
preview | full record— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Date: December 6, 1765
"Then fly from Shape to Shape, / Yet hope not to escape, / My Chains enclose your Heart."
preview | full record— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Date: 1766
"My Heart is my own / And a Stranger to Care"
preview | full record— Carey, George Saville (1743-1807)
Date: 1767
"Seamen have hearts of gold, sir, / Peace or in war, alike we show / Englishmen stout and bold, sir."
preview | full record— Stevens, George Alexander (1710?-1784)
Date: 1767
"We were free, we're bold, we're true hearts of gold"
preview | full record— Stevens, George Alexander (1710?-1784)
Date: 1767
"Love has made me stout and strong; /Has given me a charm, / Will not suffer me to fall; / Has steel'd my heart, and nerv'd my arm, / To guard my precious all."
preview | full record— Garrick, David (1717-1779)
Date: 1769
"I refused, saying, that, as I was resolved he should in every point be the aggressor, he should fire first; he did, and missed me, and on my soul I believe designedly; for by the changes in his countenance, I could perceive that grief, and not anger, was then the predominant passion in his mind."
preview | full record— Lennox, née Ramsay, (Barbara) Charlotte (1730/1?-1804)