Date: 1800
"A few incoherent motions and screams, that rent the soul, were followed by a deep swoon."
preview | full record— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)
Date: 1860
"The stricken man lay for some time with his eyes fixed on the letter, as if he were trying to knit up his thoughts by its help."
preview | full record— Eliot, George (1819-1880)