“But who for a moment can deceive the eyes of love?”

“He, who thought it necessary to maintain himself in her good graces, strove to console her under her disappointment by committing a little violence upon truth.”

“But in those whom no necessity forces to turn Author, who merely write for fame, and have full leisure to polish their compositions, faults are impardonable, and merit the sharpest arrows of criticism.”

“To one laden with crime, death came armed with double terror.”

“possession which cloys man, only increases the affection of woman”

“did she know the inexpressible charm of modesty, how irresistibly it enthralls the heart of man, how firmly it charms him to the throne of beauty”

“Or make her blushing cheek a pillow for thy head”