Date: 1723
"Thou'rt to my Mind so very good, / Its Consolation, Physick, Food."
preview | full record— Barker, Jane (1675-1743)
Date: 1723
"Then, gentle Muse, be still my Guest; / Take full Possession of my Breast."
preview | full record— Barker, Jane (1675-1743)
Date: 1723
"When Friends Advice with Lovers Forces joyn, / They conquer Hearts more fortified than mine."
preview | full record— Barker, Jane (1675-1743)
Date: 1723
"Mine [heart] open lies, without the least Defence; / No Guard of Art; but its own Innocence; / Under which Fort it could fierce Storms endure: / But from thy Wit I find no Fort secure."
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Date: 1725
"From that she pass'd to a Description of the Happiness of mutual Affection; -- the unspeakable Extasy of those who meet with equal Ardency; and represented it in Colours so lively, and disclos'd by the Gestures with which her Words were accompany'd, and the Accent of her Voice so true a Feeling ...
preview | full record— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)