“ Be cautious not to utter a syllable! Step not out of the circle, and as you love yourself, dare not to look upon my face! Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Guilt, did I say? In what consists ours, unless in the opinion of an ill-judging world? Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Sometimes I felt the bloated Toad, hideous and pampered with the poisonous vapours of the dungeon, dragging his loathsome length along my bosom: Sometimes the quick cold Lizard rouzed me leaving his s… Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ She was about forty: In her youth She had been a Beauty; But her charms had been upon that large scale which can but ill sustain the shock of years: However She still possessed some remains of them. Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ No matter; Let me at least hear what She has to say. Do, my dear Aunt! Oblige me, I beseech you! Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Great Heaven! How frail thy creature Man is made! How by himself insensibly betrayed! In Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Avaunt! and quit my sight! Let the Earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which Thou dost glare with! Hence, horrible shadow! Unreal mocke… Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Artless yourself, you suspect not others of deceit; and viewing the world through the medium of your own truth and innocence, you fancy all who surround you to deserve your confidence and esteem. What Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ It is not the Woman’s beauty that fills me with such enthusiasm; It is the Painter’s skill that I admire, it is the Divinity that I adore! Are not the passions dead in my bosom? Have Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Either I must die at present, or expire by the lingering torments of unsatisfied desire. Oh! Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Could I look like Thee with disgust upon Mankind, could bury myself for ever in some impenetrable solitude, and forget that the world holds Beings deserving to be loved! Oh God! What a blessing would… Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ A serious dignity reigned upon her countenance, but was tempered by a grace and sweetness which rendered her truly enchanting. Lorenzo Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ This hoary head again thy yoke shall bear: Remembering that my fairest years By Thee were marked with sighs and tears, I think thy friendship false, and shun the guileful snare. Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ The Gypsy’S Song* Come, cross my hand! My art surpasses All that did ever Mortal know; Come, Maidens, come! My magic glasses* Your future Husband’s form can show: For ’tis to me the power is given Unc… Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Folded in your arms, I shall sink to sleep; Your hand shall close my eyes for ever, and your lips receive my dying breath. Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ Antonia’s heart was so filled with admiration for the Monk, that She eagerly seized the opportunity of speaking of him: Besides, as She now no longer considered Lorenzo as an absolute Stranger, She wa… Matthew Gregory Lewis
“ My death preserves a life valuable to the world, and more dear to me than my own. Yes, Father; I am poisoned; But know, that the poison once circulated in your veins. Matthew Gregory Lewis
