Date: 1796
"It has nothing that can keep the mind erect under the gusts of adversity."
preview | full record— Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)
Date: 1809
"Could my ideas flow as fast as the rain in the store-closet it would be charming."
preview | full record— Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
Date: 1931
"As you remember I am a great one for mugginess--of air, mind or imagery."
preview | full record— Tuve, Rosemund (1903-1964)