Date: 1708
"Now, when this Form prevails to such a degree that all others are nothing before it, but it remains alone, so as to consume, with the glory of its Light, whatsoever stands; in it's way; then it is properly compared to those Glasses, which reflect Light upon themselves, and burn every thing else;...
preview | full record— Ockley, Simon (bap. 1679, d. 1720)
Date: 1788
"A ray of fire seemed to flash across the imagination of Delamere, and to inflame all his hopes."
preview | full record— Smith, Charlotte (1749-1806)
Date: 1790
"When I knelt at the altar, the sacred flame of pure devotion glowed in my heart, and elevated my soul to sublimity."
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)
Date: 1797
"Mortified, exasperated by her conduct, I begun to suspect that some other emotion than resentment occasioned this disdain; and last of all jealousy--jealousy came to crown my misery--to light up all my passions into madness!"
preview | full record— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)