Quotes by Charlotte Dacre
“I know that there is not in the world a more subtle poison than that which is extracted from and administered by books.””
“She turned of an ashy paleness as cold hatred and desire for revenge took possession of her vindictive soul.””
“. . . for it is the pure, *intellectual* soul alone, that can receive delight from solitude.””
“No, her’s was not the countenance of a Madona”
“Victoria’s heart was a stranger to every gentle, noble, or superior feeling. The ambitious, the selfish, the wild, and the turbulent were her’s. Her’s were the stormy passions of the soul, goading on to ruin and despair”
“Wretch! by the time you receive this, I shall be far from pursuit, if such your meanness or your revenge should lead you to attempt. Know that it was I who directed to your faithless and unworthy breast that hand which failed in executing its office!”