Jane Porter
Jane Porter
Jane Porterwas an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 January 1776
CountryIreland
law voice may
Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is the guardian of what it commands; and is the only sure defence of happiness.
eye men confusion
True virtue, when she errs, needs not the eyes of men to excite her blushes; she is confounded at her own presence, and covered with confusion of face.
gratitude generous-spirit benefits
A generous spirit is as eloquent in acknowledging benefits as it is bounteous in bestowing them ...
hero angel temptation
It has been wisely said, "that well may thy guardian angel suffer thee to lose thy locks, when thou darest wilfully to lay thy head in the lap of temptation!" Was it not easier for the hero of Judaea to avoid the touch of the fair Philistine, than to elude her power when held in her arms?
beautiful heart mean
Any base heart can devise means of vileness, and affix the ugly shapings of its own fancy to the actions of those around him; but it requires loftiness of mind, and the heaven-born spirit of virtue, to imagine greatness where it is not, and to deck the sordid objects of nature in the beautiful robes of loveliness and light.
love-is imagination
Love is full of imagination.
love yield compulsion
Compulsion hardly restores right; love yields all things.
love sacrifice offering
The platform or the altar of love may be analyzed and explained; it is constructed of virtue, beauty, and affection. Such is the pyre, such is the offering; but the ethereal spark must come from heaven, that lights the sacrifice.
eye hands voice
How different is the ready hand, tearful eye, and soothing voice, from the ostentatious appearance which is called pity.
sensual cups poison
When the cup of any sensual pleasure is drained to the bottom, there is always poison in the dregs.
rose mind body
However you disguise slavery, it is slavery still. Its chains, though wreathed with roses, not only fasten on the body but rivet on the mind.
office mind may
But the most annoying of all public reformers is the personal satirist. Though he may be considered by some few as a useful member of society, yet he is only ranked with the hangman, whom we tolerate because he executes the judgment we abhor to do ourselves, and avoid with a natural detestation of his office. The pen of the one and the cord of the other are inseparable in our minds.
men tears world
When Alexander had subdued the world, and wept that none were left to dispute his arms, his tears were an involuntary tribute to a monarchy that he knew not, man's empire over himself.
perfection shining soul
The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.