The quotations, citations, and other references made by women writers in the WWO collection.
| Source Text(definition of “Source text”) | Gesture(definition of “Intertextual gesture”) | Referenced Work(definition of “Referenced work”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Topics & Genres (definition of “Topic”) | Text of the Gesture | Gesture Type (The Terminology page on “”) | Text | Topics & Genres (definition of “Topic”) |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “I know that we have all an innate love of our country, and that the greatest men have been sensible to its attractions; but I know also that it is only little minds which cannot shake off these fetters.” | quote | Dobson, Susanna (translator, editor). “The Life of Petrarch.” The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la Vie de Petrarch. 1775. | Biography |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “To win What, being won, is in its lofty self Imperishable beauty, garlands youth With honour passing the white hairs of age, Glory, the life of life.” | quote | Milman, Henry Hart. Samor, Lord of the Bright City. 1818. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “the dreadful post of observation,” | quote | Young, Edward. The Complaint; or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality. 1742 – 1745. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “We must rise in wrath, But wear it as a mourner's robe of grief, Not as a garb of joy: must boldly strike, But like the Roman, with reverted face, In sorrow to be so enforced.” | quote | Milman, Henry Hart. Samor, Lord of the Bright City. 1818. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “‘to live always with a friend as if he were one day to become an enemy’ | quote | Publilius Syrus. “To live always with a friend as if he were one day to become an enemy.” Proverb or saying. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “let good or ill betide,” | quote | [unknown]. Proverb or saying. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “world of waters” | quote | [unknown]. Proverb or saying. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘they that take the sword, shall perish by the sword,’ | quote | Matthew. | Sacred text |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God;’ | quote | Matthew. | Sacred text |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “Man, fell man, Envious of bliss he scorns, 'mid haunts of peace, Spots fair and blissful, the rare stars of earth, Plays ever his foul game of war and death, Ruthless, then vaunts himself Creation's pride, Supreme o'er all alone in deeds of blood.” | quote | Milman, Henry Hart. Samor, Lord of the Bright City. 1818. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “were well to do in the world.” | quote | [unknown]. Proverb or saying. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “A moment since, And all was peace. Those simple, lovely cells, And cultivated gardens, seemed the abode Of rural happiness. Now the green turf, Where spring was strewing her pure blossoms, reeks With living crimson.” | quote | Sigourney, Lydia Howard (Huntley). Traits of the Aborigines of America. 1822. | Ethnography |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “To gallant Gates, in war serenely brave, The tide of fortune turns its refluent wave; Forced by his arm, the bold invaders yield The prize and glory of the well fought field; Bleeding and lost the captured Ackland lies, While leaden slumbers seal his Frazer's eyes; Frazer! whose deeds unfading glory claim, Endeared by virtue, and adorned by fame.” | quote | Morton, Sarah Wentworth (Apthorp). The Virtues of Society. 1799. | Novel |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “The hero's toil-browned cheek was there, The polished brow was slightly bent, As if the statesman's studious care, To youth's own candid front so fair, That cast of thought had lent.” | quote | Mitford, Mary Russell. “Blanch.” Narrative Poems on the Female Character, in the Various Relations of Human Life. 1813. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘miracle and queen of gems,’ | quote | Shakespeare, William. The Twelfth Night. 1623. | Drama |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “The wretch, concentered all in self, Living shall forefeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.” | quote | Scott, Walter. The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem. 1806. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “With one so fair, so sweet, and yet so high In all her aspirations, I could blend Thought, wish, and feeling.—Time might hasten by, And age invade us; Love could never end.” | quote | Percival, James Gates. “Image of Calm Devotion.” The Poetical Works of James Gates Percival. 1863. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “‘Who lost Mark Antony the world? a woman. Who was the cause of a long ten years' war, And laid at last old Troy in ashes? a woman.’” | quote | Otway, Thomas. The Orphan, or, The Unhappy-Marraige, a Tragedy. 1680. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat, it changes with the next block’ | quote | Shakespeare, William. Much Ado about Nothing. 1623. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “Oh that fairy form is ne'er forgot Which first love traced; Still it lingering haunts the greenest spot In memory's waste.” | quote | Moore, Thomas. Melodies. 1859. | Folk song |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘mortal mixture of earth's mould,’ | quote | Milton, John. Masque of Comus. 1777. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘mortal mixture of earth's mould,’ | quote | Milton, John. Masque of Comus. 1777. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘a vermeil-tinctured lip―― | quote | Milton, John. Masque of Comus. 1777. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘twice or thrice cut Cupid's bowstring, the little hangman dares not shoot at me again.’” | quote | Shakespeare, William. Much Ado about Nothing. 1623. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘wooing, wedding, and repenting,’ | quote | Shakespeare, William. Much Ado about Nothing. 1623. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘mirth admit me of her crew,’ | quote | Milton, John. “L'Allegro.” Poems. 1645. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘And tire the hearer with a book of words’ | quote | Shakespeare, William. Much Ado about Nothing. 1623. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘wandering near her secret bower, | quote | Gray, Thomas. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. 1752. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “The disappointed hope deferred, till all Is hung around with doubt's funereal pall.” | quote | Percival, James Gates. “The Frenzy of a Lover.” The Poetical Works of James Gates Percival. 1863. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “‘Wine upon the lees, and a feast of fat things,’ | quote | Isaiah. | Sacred text |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “――――A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands, and shores, and desert wildernesses.” | quote | Milton, John. Masque of Comus. 1777. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “Prompt with remembrance of a present God.” | quote | Cowper, William. The Task: A Poem. 1787. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘confusion worse confounded’ | quote | [unknown]. Proverb or saying. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘God save the King,’ | quote | God Save the King. | Folk song |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘God save the king,’ | quote | God Save the King. | Folk song |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “Where should this music be? i'the air or the earth?” | quote | Shakespeare, William. The Tempest; or, the Enchanted Island: A Comedy. 1674. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “Bloomed in exotic beauty, warm and snug,” | quote | Cowper, William. The Greenhouse. 1789. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “parlor twilight,” | quote | Cowper, William. The Task: A Poem. 1787. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “That strain again; it had a dying fall,” | quote | Shakespeare, William. The Twelfth Night. 1623. | Drama |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “to blush unseen, | quote | Gray, Thomas. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. 1752. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “――His magic voice With shame, with praise, with soothing, and with scorn, Scatters the languid mist, that wreathes their souls, And from their blanched cheeks drives the white dismay.” | quote | Milman, Henry Hart. Samor, Lord of the Bright City. 1818. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “None but the brave None but the brave, None but the brave deserve the fair.” | quote | Dryden, John. Alexander's Feast; or, the Power of Music. 1697. | Poetry |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “――—— By your gracious patience, I will a round, unvarnished tale deliver.” | quote | Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. 1681. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that speaks, and eloquence of eyes.” | quote | Homer. The Iliad of Homer. 1715 – 1720. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | ‘some gay creature of the element;’ | quote | Milton, John. Masque of Comus. 1777. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 1).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “‘I have ever loved the life removed’ | quote | Shakespeare, William. Measure for Measure. 1623. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 2).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “I know that we have all an innate love of our country, and that the greatest men have been sensible to its attractions; but I know also that it is only little minds which cannot shake off these fetters.” | quote | Dobson, Susanna (translator, editor). “The Life of Petrarch.” The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la Vie de Petrarch. 1775. | Biography |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 2).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “'Twas strange, 'twas passing strange.” | quote | Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. 1681. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 2).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “‘A plain unvarnished tale I will deliver,’” | quote | Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. 1681. | |
| Cushing, Eliza Lanesford (Foster). “Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution (vol. 2).” Saratoga. 1824. | Novel | “From her calm eye Beamed a dark majesty, that well beseemed A Chieftain's daughter; though her willing hand Slighted no labor, which their customs rude Imposed on woman.” | quote | Sigourney, Lydia Howard (Huntley). Traits of the Aborigines of America. 1822. | Ethnography |