Date: 1796

"She had naturally a strong inclination to the marvellous; and her nurse, who believed firmly in apparitions, had related to her, when an infant, so many horrible adventures of this kind, that all Elvira's attempts had failed to eradicate their impressions from her daughter's mind."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)

Date: 1796

"She could not believe that the spectre had been a mere creature of her imagination: every circumstance was impressed upon her mind too forcibly to permit her flattering herself with such an idea."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)

Date: 1796

"In spite of Matilda's assurances, that the spectre was a mere creation of fancy, his mind was impressed with a certain mysterious horror."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)

Date: 1796

"When animation revived in me, my soul was still impressed with these terrible ideas."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)

Date: 1796

"The damning contract weighed heavy upon his mind; and the scenes in which he had been a principal actor, had left behind them such impressions as rendered his heart the seat of anarchy and confusion."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)