updated_at,id,text,theme,metaphor,work_id,reviewed_on,provenance,created_at,comments,context,dictionary
2013-06-14 19:53:32 UTC,20707,"The Duke of Alançon was too generous not to interess himself in the disgraces of a Princess, who was esteemed with Reason the fairest, and the most Virtuous Lady of her Age. He had even a secret inclination for her, which was as it were a Foresight of what should happen to him So that when the Earl spoke to him of her, he found him as apt to deplore Marianna's Misfortunes, as to aggravate the Queen's Cruelty. In fine, as two Rivals often unite themselves together to be revenged upon an ungrateful and perfidious Mistress; the hatred which the Duke of Alançon had before for the Earl, ceasing with the jealousie which had occasioned it; he insensibly demanded of him, whether it were true, that she was as Beautiful as Report gave her out to be? The Earl, who had seen her sometime before her Imprisonment, and would have been glad to make some diversion in the Duke's Heart, assured him, that he had never seen any thing so admirable; and, in order to convince him of it with the more ease, he shew'd him a Picture drawn very like her, which he had at that time about him.
(pp. 57-8)
","","""The Earl, who had seen her sometime before her Imprisonment, and would have been glad to make some diversion in the Duke's Heart, assured him, that he had never seen any thing so admirable; and, in order to convince him of it with the more ease, he shew'd him a Picture drawn very like her, which he had at that time about him.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 19:53:32 UTC,"","",""
2013-06-14 19:54:16 UTC,20708,"The Table-book denoted the day of Marianna's Birth, and contained the Pictures of the King, Queen, and the two Princesses their Daughters. All these Evidences were seconded by the Voice of Blood and Nature, which spoke in Mary's Heart. She without any great trouble acknowledged Marianna for her Sister; and the resemblance of their Faces, together with the various reports that had been spread abroad in the World, did thoroughly convince her.
(pp. 73-4)","","""All these Evidences were seconded by the Voice of Blood and Nature, which spoke in Mary's Heart.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 19:54:16 UTC,"","",""
2013-06-14 19:54:58 UTC,20709,"The Duke, who had broke the Ice, and had prepared himself for much harder usage, grew bolder by the Princess's Answer; and not penetrating into all the Cruelty of her words, he said unto her; Madam, I have not stayed for the Advice you give me to oppose that Passion which I just now declared unto you: but in all the Combats I have had with it, I still found my Reason the weaker: If I had attackt it in its beginning, perhaps I should have mastered it; but having entertained it in my Heart, by reason of the Errour which concealed your Birth from me, it is now so well establisht there, that it is absolutely impossible for me to get rid on't: And perceiving that Marianna hearkned peaceably to him; I do not desire, Madam, pursued he, that you approve of my Love, much less that you give me any hopes; no, the remainder of my Reason does not permit the least to enter into my thoughts: Give me leave only to appear Melancholly in your Presence; and since I can hope for nothing, let me at least flatter my self, that you sometimes divine the cause of my Despair.
(pp. 80-82)","","""Madam, I have not stayed for the Advice you give me to oppose that Passion which I just now declared unto you: but in all the Combats I have had with it, I still found my Reason the weaker: If I had attackt it in its beginning, perhaps I should have mastered it; but having entertained it in my Heart, by reason of the Errour which concealed your Birth from me, it is now so well establisht there, that it is absolutely impossible for me to get rid on't.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 19:54:58 UTC,"","",""
2013-06-14 19:55:41 UTC,20710,"It is easie to imagine the Princess's surprize upon this occasion: Elizabeth's promises had given her some hopes, but she expected not so speedy a performance of them; she had not heard one word of her arrival, and not being able to conceive by what Enchantment she saw her at her awaking. Pardon me, Madam (said she in Saluting her) if I still am doubtful of what I hear, since I doubt even of what I see, and since my eyes dare hardly assure me that you are the Queen. I did indeed imagine (replied the Queen) that you would not easily believe me at the first; but the news I tell you, will for that reason be more agreeable unto you, and it shall be your fault only, if you find them not more true, than unexpected. All these assurances made but weak impressions on the Princess's Spirit, she felt something at the bottom of her heart, which would not suffer her to receive the joy which such news ought to give her, and this beam of hope appeared to her like a Sun shine just before a Storm, which it seemed willing to disperse.
(pp. 120-1)","","""All these assurances made but weak impressions on the Princess's Spirit, she felt something at the bottom of her heart, which would not suffer her to receive the joy which such news ought to give her, and this beam of hope appeared to her like a Sun shine just before a Storm, which it seemed willing to disperse.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 19:55:41 UTC,"","",Impressions
2013-06-14 19:57:20 UTC,20711,"She had not of a long time enjoyed so peaceable a state of mind, and her health, which the tediousness of her confinement had a little altered, was now perfectly restored. So that she became fairer then ever; and in a little time, she gained over hearts an Empire far more noble than that which Elizabeth had deprived her of. The Conquest of the Duke of Alançon was too far advanced to remain imperfect; the young Prince, already half vanquish'd, could no longer resist so many charms: He at length became desperately in love with them, and his passion in a little time equalled that Beauty which had created it.
(pp. 137-8)","","""So that she became fairer then ever; and in a little time, she gained over hearts an Empire far more noble than that which Elizabeth had deprived her of.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 19:57:20 UTC,"","",Empire
2013-06-14 19:58:30 UTC,20712,"[...] It was matter worthy of the Duke of Alançon's Generosity to re-establish an injured Princess. The Prince, who was of an age which the love of Glory never inspires but with noble undertakings, found something so Heroical in this, that it re-inflamed his courage, and the hopes of revenging Queen Elizabeth's falsities, by Marrying with the fairest Creature of the Age, finished his resolution. The first thing he had to do, was to engage the Princess in a design, of which she her self was the principal cause. The Duke of Alançon's heart could no longer conceal the passion which filled it, it had long ago desired, with pressing Sollicitations, the ease of discovering it. At last, after the usual combat upon such occasions, he resolved to do it. But that was not enough; it was almost impossible to speak with the Princess, she was (as it were) besieged, and the Queen never forsook her.
(pp. 139-40)","","""The Duke of Alançon's heart could no longer conceal the passion which filled it, it had long ago desired, with pressing Sollicitations, the ease of discovering it.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 19:58:30 UTC,"","",""
2013-06-14 19:59:49 UTC,20713,"These Reasons were supported by the impressions which the Duke's Charms had made in the Princess's Spirit, and she would have been glad to hide the inclination of her heart under a pretext of policy; but her mind was still so replenished with the Ideas of her confinement, and the state of her Fortune appeared to her so tottering, that it was hard for her to entertain thoughts so gay, as those of a Gallantry. So that rejecting the advice Meneville gave her, she told her, That she would indeed be glad to have the Duke of Alançon for a Protector, but that she never thought of making him her Lover. That he had too strict bonds with the Queen for that, That the advances he had made to her Majesty, were sufficient demonstrations of his Ambition; That his Marriage was not quite broke off for being delayed; and that he was far from forsaking the hopes of a Crown, of which he was almost assured, to unite himself to a Princess's Fortunes, who had only a Title to it, and even that uncertain. Nevertheless (added she) if I believed that he had other Sentiments, and that he was generous enough to sacrifice all these advantages to the passion which he has expressed for me, I would not be answerable for my own heart, and I know not whether it would have strength enough to defend it self: But alas (pursued she) these examples of Generosity are no longer found, the Duke of Alançon is infallibly made like other men, he will retake his heart with the same ease as he may have given it; and the first assurances of Friendship Elizabeth shall give him, will prevail in a moment, over the feeble, impressions which I may have been able to make upon his Spirit: But if he were constant enough to love me for ever, and if he should distinguish himself from those of his own Sex, by that, as well as by all other things; yet Ambition would still work in him the same effect as inconstancy.
(pp. 152-155)","","""These Reasons were supported by the impressions which the Duke's Charms had made in the Princess's Spirit, and she would have been glad to hide the inclination of her heart under a pretext of policy; but her mind was still so replenished with the Ideas of her confinement, and the state of her Fortune appeared to her so tottering, that it was hard for her to entertain thoughts so gay, as those of a Gallantry.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 19:59:49 UTC,"","",Impressions
2013-06-14 20:01:31 UTC,20714,"It is usual enough for Persons, who are disturbed by two such violent passions, to change their Resolutions and Sentiments, accordingly as one of those two becomes the stronger. Elizabeth's heart did long since experience that vicissitude, and it being equally divided, between the love of her Authority, and that which she had for the Duke of Alançon; these two passions destroyed and mastered each other by turns, so that her mind could stick upon no fixed resolution. But at length her inclination for the Prince being very much augmented, and the jealousie Marianna's Beauty gave her, having turned the Ballance on Love's side, she resolved to do her utmost endeavours to resist the Charms of so dangerous a Rival.
(pp. 155-6)","","""It is usual enough for Persons, who are disturbed by two such violent passions, to change their Resolutions and Sentiments, accordingly as one of those two becomes the stronger. Elizabeth's heart did long since experience that vicissitude, and it being equally divided, between the love of her Authority, and that which she had for the Duke of Alançon; these two passions destroyed and mastered each other by turns, so that her mind could stick upon no fixed resolution.""",7440,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 20:01:31 UTC,"","",""
2013-06-14 20:19:39 UTC,20715,"Ah! My dear Asteria, reply'd Emerida, how gladly would I leave you in that happy State, could I but believe that you were in it; but you will Pardon me, if I doubt it. I am willing to acknowledge, that when a Person enters into Solitude, without any Passion, he may continue in it with greater Tranquility and Safety, than in the greatest Cities: but if such a one carries some weakness along with him, we find his Indisposition augmented, by the time he has there, to reflect upon it, and to humour it by those pleasing Idea's, which smite the Imagination so much the more dangerously, the more they represent the delightful Objects, the loss whereof do occasion a regret.'
(pp. 3-4)","","""But if such a one carries some weakness along with him, we find his Indisposition augmented, by the time he has there, to reflect upon it, and to humour it by those pleasing Idea's, which smite the Imagination so much the more dangerously, the more they represent the delightful Objects, the loss whereof do occasion a regret.""",7441,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 20:19:39 UTC,"","",""
2013-06-14 20:20:28 UTC,20716,"'Be pleas'd therefore, Madam, to give me your advice, in the most important Concern of my Life. There is a proposal made for my intermarriage with a Lady of very great Quality, and a vast Fortune.' A Discourse so little expected, at a time when Asteria might, with so much probability, have thought that she only was possess'd of Tazander's Heart, coming to undeceive her to her shame, her Mind became immediately the Stage of whatever could be most Afflictive and Cruel, in an emergency so surprizing. And if her Recollection and her Reason had not assisted her to make greater efforts than any she had made in all her Life, to conceal what pass'd in her Soul, she would have discover'd it to Tazander. But she would give him no further audience, when he had once told her, that the Name of that fair one, of whom they had spoken to him, was Eurimonda, and that she knew her extraction and Family. Asteria, during this Discourse, had the leisure to recover her self out of the disorder she was in, and to tell Tazander, that an Affair of that importance requir'd some time to examine it.
(pp. 31-2)","","""A Discourse so little expected, at a time when Asteria might, with so much probability, have thought that she only was possess'd of Tazander's Heart, coming to undeceive her to her shame, her Mind became immediately the Stage of whatever could be most Afflictive and Cruel, in an emergency so surprizing.""",7441,,C-H Lion,2013-06-14 20:20:28 UTC,"","",""