Date: 1754

"She had therefore no reason to endeavour to conquer a passion not ignobly founded; and of which duty, judgment, and conscience, approved"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

"You will be greater than Clementina, and that is greater than the greatest, if you can conquer a passion, that over-turned her reason"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

"The more desirable the object, the nobler the conquest of your passion, if it is to be overcome"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

One may take pains to conquer "sudden gusts of passion"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

One may resolve "either to conquer [a] passion, or die"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

One may "sacrifice even her religion, if it were insisted upon, to the passion she had so long in vain endeavoured to conquer"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

One may endeavor to conquer her passion

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

"my conquest of my passion is at least as glorious for me, as his is for him"

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1754

One may propose a tour in order to conquer a passion and establish his health

— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)

Date: 1759

"He then communicated the various precepts given from time to time for the conquest of passion, and displayed the happiness of those who had obtained the important victory, after which man is no longer the slave of fear, nor the fool of hope; is no more emaciated by envy, inflamed by anger, emasc...

— Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)