Date: 1751

"I still flatter'd myself, that I should be able to maintain the resolution I had taken, during my short disgrace, of conquering my coquettish inclinations: but an accidental sight of Dumont, (who bow'd to me as I pass'd, giving me, at the same time, a passionate look) immediately roused my sleep...

— Lennox, née Ramsay, (Barbara) Charlotte (1730/1?-1804)

Date: 1751

Beauty may "take the senses as it were by surprise; but the impression soon wears off, and the captivated heart regains its former liberty"

— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)

Date: 1751

"Would it were possible, returned I, (without minding his compliment) to make a conquest of that inexorable heart of his!"

— Lennox, née Ramsay, (Barbara) Charlotte (1730/1?-1804)

Date: 1751

"'Yes, indeed,' added miss Betsy, "and threatens terrible things to every one, who should dare to dispute the conquest of my heart with him'"

— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)

Date: 1751

One may make "a conquest of a heart, without knowing it, which not the utmost endeavours of any other could ever subdue"

— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)

Date: 1751

"The eye, my dear, the wicked eye--has such a strict alliance with the heart--And both have such enmity to the judgment!"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1751

"During our little walk he entertained me with a thousand encomiums on my person, assuring me I had made an absolute conquest of his heart"

— Lennox, née Ramsay, (Barbara) Charlotte (1730/1?-1804)

Date: 1751

"A heart so capable of feeling all the force of love, must be a conquest worthy the most ardent pursuits"

— Lennox, née Ramsay, (Barbara) Charlotte (1730/1?-1804)

Date: 1751

"Your wit, your youth, and beauty, have made an absolute conquest of my heart."

— Lennox, née Ramsay, (Barbara) Charlotte (1730/1?-1804)

Date: 1751

"His good sense, however, at last convinced him, that as no solid happiness could be expected with a woman of miss Betsy's temper, he ought to conquer his passion for her."

— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)