Date: 1743
"Upon this, my Son Swane invaded the Coasts with several Ships, and committed many outragious Cruelties; which, indeed, did his business, as they served me to apply to the Fear of this King, which I had long since discovered to be his predominant Passion."
preview | full record— Fielding, Henry (1707-1754)
Date: Published serially, 1765-1770
"[A]nd then it was that my Sins came crowding into my Mind, and I believe I was the only Person of the Ship's Company who trembled"
preview | full record— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)
Date: 1777
"You would not bid me adieu till the ship was getting under way: I believe you judged aright, if you meant to spare us both: the bustle of the scene, the rattling of the sails, the noise of the sailors, had a mechanical effect on the mind, and stifled those tender feelings, which we indulge in so...
preview | full record— Mackenzie, Henry (1745-1831)