Author: Mary Pilkington

Cites

• Bible (1)
  • IN: Historical Beauties for Young Ladies, Intended to Lead the Female Mind to the Love and Practice of Moral Goodness. (1804) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
    FROM: Proverbs, (-165), Bible, NULL
• Seneca (2)
  • IN: Historical Beauties for Young Ladies, Intended to Lead the Female Mind to the Love and Practice of Moral Goodness. (1804) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: A good conscience is both the testimony and reward of a good life-
    FROM: NULL, (None), [NA], Italy
• Howard (1)
  • IN: The Ill-fated Mariner (1809) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: - * - - - - - - - - When I am gone, Who shall take care to form their ductile minds (Unprincipled as yet in Virtue's school) To shew them Honour's paths—to turn their steps From Vice's flow'r-strew’d way? Say, whose example (Bettering all precept) shall shine before them, The fairest call to good?
    FROM: Regulus: A Tragedy, (1744), Play, UK
• Oliver Goldsmith (1)
  • IN: Rosina (1793) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: And Love and Friendship's finely pointed dart Fall blunted from the indurated heart.
    FROM: The Traveller; or, a Prospect of Society, (1774), Poem, Ireland
• Thomfen (1)
  • IN: Marmontel's Tales (1799) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Delightful talk ! lo rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to fhout, And pour the ftefli inftmflioo o'er the mind.
    FROM: Spring, (1728), Poem, UK