Date: 1776
The ruling passion of an author may be "strongly marked in his writings"
preview | full record— Mickle, William Julius [formerly William Meikle] (1734-1788)
Date: 1776
Oblivion may throw "Her dark blank shades" o'er your mind
preview | full record— Mickle, William Julius [formerly William Meikle] (1734-1788)
Date: 1776
"The impression left on the philosophical mind by these historical facts, will naturally suggest some reflections on human nature."
preview | full record— Mickle, William Julius [formerly William Meikle] (1734-1788)
Date: 1776
"One of her domestics, a Christian woman, had frequently talked with her on religion, and though she never renounced her idols, had made some impressions on her mind"
preview | full record— Mickle, William Julius [formerly William Meikle] (1734-1788)
Date: 1776
"this manly indignation of the good Bishop against the impiety of religious persecution, made no impression on the mind of that bigotted Princess!"
preview | full record— Mickle, William Julius [formerly William Meikle] (1734-1788)
Date: 1776
"One breast alone against his rage was steel'd, / Secure in spotless Truth's celestial shield"
preview | full record— Mickle, William Julius [formerly William Meikle] (1734-1788)
Date: 1776
"Forgive, O king, if as a man I feel, / I bear no bosom of obdurate steel"
preview | full record— Mickle, William Julius [formerly William Meikle] (1734-1788)
Date: w. 1772, 1776, 1810, 1825
"For, oh! my heart was light as ony bird that flew, / And, wae as a' thing was, it had a kindly hue."
preview | full record— Barnard [née Lindsay], Lady Anne (1750-1825)
Date: 1782
"Parisian paint of every kind, / That stains the body or the mind, / Proclaims the Harlot's art"
preview | full record— Logan, John (1748-1788)
Date: 1782
Those who wear "The Zone of Venus" "never know / To what enchanting charm they owe / The empire of the heart"
preview | full record— Logan, John (1748-1788)