Date: 1778, 1779
"As soon would I discuss the effect of sound with the deaf, or the nature of colours with the blind, as aim at illuminating with conviction a mind so warped by prejudice, so much the slave of unruly and illiberal passions."
preview | full record— Burney [married name D'Arblay], Frances (1752-1840)
Date: 1784
"I hurry forward, passion's helplesss slave! And scorning reason's mild and sober light, / Pursue the path that leads me to the grave!"
preview | full record— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)