Date: 1816

A woman's conquest of a man's heart may be complete

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

Date: 1816

"It darted through her, with the speed of an arrow, that Mr Knightley must marry no one but herself!"

— Austen, Jane (1775-1817)

Date: 1817

"She now learn'd those mysterious arts / Which Fashion plies to conquer hearts"

— Combe, William (1742 -1823)

Date: 1819

The "war within, these passions in their strife, / If thus protracted, had exhausted life"

— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)

Date: 1819

"'Alas! how soon would doubts again invade / 'The willing mind, and sins again persuade!"

— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)

Date: 1819

"'These dreams and fancies easily invade; / 'The mind and body feel the slow disease,"

— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)

Date: 1823

The prize of conquered hearts may repay pain

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

Date: 1838

The conquer'd mind may waste in slow disease

— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)

Date: 1838

Strong are the passions that invade the mind

— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)

Date: 1838

"Rash boy! what hope thy frantic mind invades?"

— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)