Date: 1771
"The selfish brutality of his behaviour on the stairs had steeled their hearts against all his arts and address"
preview | full record— Smollett, Tobias (1721-1777)
Date: w. 1782, 1786, 1816
"Having uttered this exclamation, Soliman raised his hands towards heaven, in token of supplication; and the Caliph discerned through his bosom, which was transparent as crystal, his heart enveloped in flames."
preview | full record— Beckford, William (1760-1844)