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...
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Date: 1751
Venus "Bids the warm heart with friendship glow, / Or melt in pity's softer flow; / In chains our boasted reason bind, / And rule at will th'impassion'd mind."
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Date: 1751
"Would it were possible, returned I, (without minding his compliment) to make a conquest of that inexorable heart of his!"
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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"
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Date: 1751
"The wretched doctor weltring in blood, Belmein (distracted with remorse) flying from justice, my father menacing me with the most dreadful wrath, were the sad images that rose to my tortured imagination, and never left me a moment's ease"
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Date: 1751
"I never was so happy as to make any impression on your heart; you have, no doubt, reserved that glorious conquest for one more deserving than Belmein"
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Date: 1751
Under the coldness and reserve of someone's behaviour, there may lurk "much fire and strength of imagination"
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Date: 1751
"A heart so capable of feeling all the force of love, must be a conquest worthy the most ardent pursuits"
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Date: 1751
"Your wit, your youth, and beauty, have made an absolute conquest of my heart."
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Date: 1751
"[T]hat I have concealed my sentiments with so much care, you must impute to my fixed resolution of conquering a passion I could never hope to indulge with innocence"
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