theme,metaphor,work_id,dictionary,provenance,id,created_at,updated_at,reviewed_on,comments,text,context
Ruling Passion,"""He revolved the late adventure of the coach, and the declaration of Mr. Clarke, with equal eagerness and astonishment; and was seized with the most ardent desire of unravelling a mystery so interesting to the predominant passion of his heart.""",5112,"","Searching ""predominant passion"" in HDIS",13809,2004-06-07 00:00:00 UTC,2013-10-25 18:37:17 UTC,,"","In the mean time Sir Launcelot, having ordered supper, retired into his own chamber, and gave a loose to the most tender emotions of his heart. He recollected all the fond ideas which had been excited in the course of his correspondence with the charming Aurelia. He remembered, with horror, the cruel letter he had received from that young lady, containing a formal renunciation of his attachment, so unsuitable to the whole tenour of her character and conduct. He revolved the late adventure of the coach, and the declaration of Mr. Clarke, with equal eagerness and astonishment; and was seized with the most ardent desire of unravelling a mystery so interesting to the predominant passion of his heart.--All these mingled considerations produced a kind of ferment in the oeconomy of his mind, which subsided into a profound reverie, compounded of hope and perplexity.
(II. xiii)",""
"","A sacred idea may be throned within the heart and ""cherished with such fervency of regard, with such reverence of affection, as the devout anchorite more unreasonably pays to those sainted reliques that constitute the object of his adoration""",5112,"","Searching ""throne"" and ""heart"" in HDIS (Prose); found again ""idea""",13814,2004-07-06 00:00:00 UTC,2009-09-14 19:39:16 UTC,,•I've included twice: once in Government and once in Architecture
,"The tender heart of Aurelia could bear no more--her knees began to totter: the lustre vanished from her eyes, and she fainted in the arms of her attendant. Sir Launcelot, aroused by this circumstance, assisted Dolly in seating her mistress on a couch, where she soon recovered, and saw the knight on his knees before her. ""I
am still happy (said he) in being able to move your compassion, though I have been held unworthy of your esteem."" ""Do me justice, (she replied:) my best esteem has been always inseparably connected with the character of Sir Launcelot Greaves""-- ""Is it possible? (cried our hero) then surely I have no reason to complain. If I have moved your compassion, and possess your esteem, I am but one degree short of supreme happiness-- that, however, is a gigantic step -- O Miss Darnel! when I remember that dear, that melancholy moment."" --So saying, he gently touched her hand, in order to press it to his lips, and perceived on her finger the very individual ring which he had presented in her mother's presence, as an interchanged testimony of plighted faith. Starting at the well known object, the sight of which conjured up a strange confusion of ideas, ""This (said he) was once the pledge of something still more cordial than esteem."" Aurelia, blushing at
this remark, while her eyes lightened with unusual vivacity, replied, in a severer tone, ""Sir, you best know how it lost its original signification."" ""By heaven! I do not, madam, (exclaimed our adventurer.) With me it was ever held a sacred idea throned within my heart, cherished with such fervency of regard, with such reverence of affection, as the devout anchorite more unreasonably pays to those sainted reliques that constitute the object of his adoration--"" ""And, like those reliques, (answered Miss Darnel) I have been insensible of my votary's devotion. --A saint I must have been, or something more, to know the sentiments of your heart by inspiration."" ""Did I forbear (said he) to express, to repeat, to enforce the dictates of the purest passion that ever warmed the human breast, until I was denied access, and formally discarded by that cruel dismission.""-- ""I must beg your pardon, Sir, (cried Aurelia, interrupting him hastily) I know not what you mean."" ""That fatal sentence, (said he) if not pronounced by your own lips, at least written by your own fair hand, which drove me out an exile for ever from the paradise of your affection."" ""I would not (she replied) do Sir Launcelot Greaves the injury to suppose him capable of imposition: but you talk of things to which I am an utter stranger. --I have a right, Sir, to demand of your honour, that you will not impute to me your breaking off a connection, which--I would--rather wish--had never."" --""Heaven and earth! what do I hear? (cried our impatient knight) have I not the baleful letter to produce? What else but Miss Darnel's explicit and express declaration could have destroyed the sweetest hope that ever cheared my soul; could have obliged me to resign all claim to that felicity for which alone I wished to live; could have filled my bosom with unutterable sorrow and despair; could have even divested me of reason, and driven me from the society of men, a poor, forlorn, wandering lunatic, such as you see me now prostrate at your feet; all the blossoms of my youth withered, all the honours of my family decayed?""
(pp. 48-52)","Vol. 2, Chap. 15"
Ruling Passion,"A woman may be ""possessed of that vigour of mind which constitutes true fortitude, and vindicates the empire of reason""",5112,"","Found again searching ""heart"" and ""empire"" in HDIS (Prose) (8/16/2004)",13823,2004-06-07 00:00:00 UTC,2009-09-14 19:39:17 UTC,,
,"But that point of happiness to which, as the north pole, the course of these adventures hath been invariably directed, was still unattained; we mean, the indissoluble union of the accomplished Sir Launcelot Greaves and the enchanting Miss Darnel. Our hero now discovered in his mistress a thousand charms, which hitherto he had no opportunity to contemplate. He found her beauty excelled by her good sense, and her virtue superior to both. He found her untainted by that giddiness, vanity, and affectation, which distinguish the fashionable females of the present age. He found her uninfected by the rage for diversion and dissipation; for noise, tumult, gew-gaws, glitter, and extravagance. He found her not only raised by understanding and taste far above the amusements of little vulgar minds; but even exalted by uncommon genius and refined reflection, so as to relish the more sublime enjoyments of rational pleasure. He found her possessed of that vigour of mind which constitutes true fortitude, and vindicates the empire of reason. He found her heart incapable of disguise or dissimulation; frank, generous, and open; susceptible of the most tender impressions; glowing with a keen sense of honour, and melting with humanity. A youth of his sensibility could not fail of being deeply affected by such attractions. The nearer he approached the center of happiness, the more did the velocity of his passion increase. Her uncle still remained insensible, as it were, in the arms of death. Time seemed to linger in its lapse, 'till the knight was inflamed to the most eager degree of impatience. He communicated his distress to Aurelia; he pressed her with the most pathetic remonstrances to abridge the torture of his suspence. He interested Mrs. Kawdle in his behalf; and, at length, his importunity succeeded. The banns of marriage were regularly published, and the ceremony was performed in the parish church, in the presence of Dr. Kawdle and his lady, captain Crowe, lawyer Clarke, and Mrs. Dolly Cowslip.
(pp. 268-271)","Vol. II, chapter 25"
"","Grief may be subdued ""by reason's empire shown""",5122,"","Searching ""reason"" and ""empire"" in HDIS (Poetry)",13824,2004-08-16 00:00:00 UTC,2009-09-14 19:39:18 UTC,,"","Nor mourn I long; my grief subdued
By reason's empire shown:
Deep anguish comes by Heaven's decree,
Continues by our own;
",""
"","""If Prejudices rule with tyrant sway, / Teach them the voice of Reason to obey.""",5216,Empire,"Searching ""rule"" and ""reason"" in HDIS (Poetry)",14031,2004-06-22 00:00:00 UTC,2014-08-28 20:53:40 UTC,,"","""In each condition, ev'ry change below,
""May I the end and motive learn to know;
""The measure just, and consequence of things,
""What flows from Prudence, what from Folly springs;
""Thy sapient distributions still in view,
""To give Thee all the glory that is due.
""If Prejudices rule with tyrant sway,
""Teach them the voice of Reason to obey.
""If Passion domineers with wild uproar,
""Speak, and again the Mind's lost peace restore,
""To Thee, when sickness or distress draw nigh.
""May I direct my help-imploring eye,
""When all the boasted remedies of Art,
""And friends themselves, in vain their aid impart:
""And O! at that, perhaps not distant, hour,
""When Health, impair'd in ev'ry active pow'r.
""In the last spark of animation flits,
""Glows out afresh, and languishes by fits;
""When by a thread all human safety hangs,
""And thought anticipates Life's parting pangs;
""Father of mercy! graciously impart
""Solace and comfort to my drooping heart!
""In Thee Supreme, sole Conquerour of death,
""O may I triumph with my latest breath!""
",""
"","""If Passion domineers with wild uproar, / Speak, and again the Mind's lost peace restore, / To Thee, when sickness or distress draw nigh.""",5216,"",Reading,14033,2004-06-22 00:00:00 UTC,2014-08-28 20:55:45 UTC,,•The metaphor is suggestive of war and peace. ," ""In each condition, ev'ry change below,
""May I the end and motive learn to know;
""The measure just, and consequence of things,
""What flows from Prudence, what from Folly springs;
""Thy sapient distributions still in view,
""To give Thee all the glory that is due.
""If Prejudices rule with tyrant sway,
""Teach them the voice of Reason to obey.
""If Passion domineers with wild uproar,
""Speak, and again the Mind's lost peace restore,
""To Thee, when sickness or distress draw nigh.
""May I direct my help-imploring eye,
""When all the boasted remedies of Art,
""And friends themselves, in vain their aid impart:
""And O! at that, perhaps not distant, hour,
""When Health, impair'd in ev'ry active pow'r.
""In the last spark of animation flits,
""Glows out afresh, and languishes by fits;
""When by a thread all human safety hangs,
""And thought anticipates Life's parting pangs;
""Father of mercy! graciously impart
""Solace and comfort to my drooping heart!
""In Thee Supreme, sole Conquerour of death,
""O may I triumph with my latest breath!""",""
"","Authors may ""drag down Reason from her throne / Or make her reign unaided and alone""",5216,"","Searching ""throne"" and ""reason"" in HDIS (Poetry)",14036,2004-07-28 00:00:00 UTC,2009-09-14 19:39:47 UTC,,•I've included twice in Government: Throne and Monarch,"Authors should too employ my choicest time,
Correct their diction, as their thoughts sublime.
Authors, whose pleasing lessons daily read,
Better the heart, while they inform the head;
Still, as by magic, Passion's inbred storm,
And portray Virtue in her comeliest form;
Not such as drag down Reason from her throne
Or make her reign unaided and alone;
Both ill extremes, and foes to humankind,
That warp the judgment, and debase the mind;
Where fatal doctrines charm in fair disguise,
Oft unperceiv'd by superficial eyes:
Amid a glow of subtile language, still
By taste selected, and arrang'd with skill,
Errour conceal'd from vulgar notice lurks,
And sure her darling scheme, though slowly, works.
As in a bed of flow'rs, or thorny brake,
Fold within fold lies hid the crested snake.
",""
"","Music may hold ""sov'reign empire o'er the heart""",5216,"","Searching ""heart"" and ""empire"" in HDIS (Poetry)",14043,2004-08-22 00:00:00 UTC,2009-09-14 19:39:48 UTC,,"","Say, Music! by what fascinating art,
Dost thou hold sov'reign empire o'er the heart?
Say, whence thy pow'rs mysterious can arise,
Sure some ecstatic impulse from the skies,
By ev'ry nerve that vibrates to the brain,
The soft ascendant o'er the soul to gain?
Rapid and sudden, like ethereal fire,
All the whole man resistless to inspire?",""
"","""She [the goddess of mirth], whose fair throne is fix'd in human souls, / From joy to joy her eye delighted rolls.""",5489,Throne,"Searching ""throne"" and ""soul"" in HDIS (Poetry)",14699,2004-07-30 00:00:00 UTC,2012-04-27 17:21:14 UTC,2012-04-27,"•Euphrosynè is the ""Goddess of mirth""","The goddess summons each illustrious name,
Bids the gay talk, and forms th' amusive game.
She, whose fair throne is fix'd in human souls,
From joy to joy her eye delighted rolls.
But where (she cry'd) is she, my fav'rite! she,
Of all my race, the dearest far to me!
Whose life's the life of each refin'd delight?
She said--But no Tyrconnel glads her fight.
Swift sunk her laughing eyes in languid fear;
Swift rose the swelling sigh, and trembling tear.
In kind, low murmurs all the loss deplore;
Tyrconnel droops, and pleasure is no more.
",""
"","""When I view my children and their father about me, I fancy that every thing breathes an air of virtue, and they banish from my mind the disagreeable remembrance of my former frailties.""",7544,"",Google Books,21745,2013-07-14 04:44:59 UTC,2013-07-14 04:44:59 UTC,,"","[...] The rank of a wife and mother exalts my soul, and supports me against the remorse of my former condition. When I view my children and their father about me, I fancy that every thing breathes an air of virtue, and they banish from my mind the disagreeable remembrance of my former frailties. Their innocence is the security of mine; they become dearer to me, by being the instruments of my reformation; and I think of the violation of honour with such horror, that I can scarce believe myself the same person who formerly was capable of forgetting its precepts. I perceive myself so different from what I was, so confirmed in my present state, that I am almost induced to consider what I have to declare, as a confession which does not concern me, and which I am not obliged to make.
(III, p. 7)",""