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”) | |||
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| Text | Topics & Genres (definition of “Topic”) | Text of the Gesture | Gesture Type (The Terminology page on “”) | Text | Topics & Genres (definition of “Topic”) |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). Impartial Reflections on the Present Situation of the Queen of France. 1791. | Political writing | “Have I liv'd thus long, let me speak for myself, Since Virtue finds no friends, a wife, a true one? Have I with all my full affections Still met the King? lov'd him next heav'n, obey'd him, Been out of fondness superstitious to him? And am I thus rewarded? 'Tis not well. Bring me a constant woman to her husband, One that ne'er dream'd of joy beyond his pleasure; And to that woman, when she has done most, Yet will I add an honour――a great patience!” | quote | Shakespeare, William. King Henry VIII. 1623. | Drama |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). Impartial Reflections on the Present Situation of the Queen of France. 1791. | Political writing | “There is a dignity of character which a brave man will never lose; whether he resists the terrors of the tented field, or the temptations of luxurious life; whether he fights with the armed enemy, or with himself, the most dangerous of all enemies; in vain will the warrior turn all the attention of a wise man to the acclamations of his soldiers, if he disgraces his public triumphs by sinking beneath private misfortunes. The bravery of battle is often mechanical; the fear of disgrace, the apprehension of punishment, the spirit of emulation, even the power of sympathy, may make a man brave for the occasion; but the true principle of courage, supports the character whom it inspires, at all times, and on all occasions; the mind of that man is above fear, and it is not in the power of human events to make him shrink from his purpose.” | quote | Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman. 1781. | Letter |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Vancenza, or the Dangers of Credulity | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Vancenza; or, The Dangers of Credulity. 1792. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Vancenza | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Vancenza; or, The Dangers of Credulity. 1792. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | “have brought golden opinions from all sorts of people.” | quote | Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. 1623. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Widow. | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Widow; or, A Picture of Modern Times. 1794. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Widow | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Widow; or, A Picture of Modern Times. 1794. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Angelina, | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Angelina: A Novel, in Three Volumes. 1796. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Hubert de Sevrac, | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Hubert de Sevrac. 1796. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Walsingham, | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Walsingham; or, The Pupil of Nature. 1797. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The False Friend, | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). The False Friend. 1799. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Natural Daughter, | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Natural Daughter. 1799. | Novel |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Sicilian Lover, | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Sicilian Lover: A Tragedy. 1796. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Heiress | title | Burgoyne, John. The Heiress. 1786. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Fountainville Forest | title | Boaden, James. Fountainville Forest. 1794. | Drama |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Secret Tribunal | title | Boaden, James. The Secret Tribunal: A Play. 1795. | Drama |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Fruits of Faction, a Poem | title | Boaden, James. The Fruits of Faction: A Poem. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | “But Laura still shall dress the lay, | quote | “To Della Crusca.” The British Album. 1790. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Aviragus, | title | Tasker, William. Arviragus, a Tragedy. 1798. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Mary queen of Scots | title | St. John, John. Mary Queen of Scots: An Historical Tragedy. 1789. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | The Island of St. Marguerite, | title | St. John, John. The Island of St. Marguerite: An Opera in Two Acts. 1790. | Drama |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | elegy to Lady Middleton | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Poems. 1791. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Elegy to Garrick | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Elegy to the Memory of David Garrick, Esq. 1791. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Sonnet to Maria Linley | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Sonnet to Maria Linley. 1791. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Monody to Chatterton | title | Cowley, Hannah (Parkhouse). “Death of Chatterton.” Poems. 1813. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | “native skies.” | quote | [unknown]. Proverb or saying. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Memoirs | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson, Written by Herself. 1801. | Autobiography |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | “Madam, Permit me to thank you for the favour you conferred on me, by sending me your tragedy. I trust you will not deem me guilty of flattery when I assure you that few productions of the present poetical age have afforded me more pleasure, than the perusal of the second act; the scene between Honoria and her father is very well managed, and capable of much effect; as is the scene with the banditti in the third. I imagine many will unite with me in observing how much your continuing to persevere in this species of composition would increase your profit, and enhance your poetical reputation; which has already much signalized itself in the rich field of English literature. I have the honour to remain, Madam, &c. &c. (Signed) Leeds. St. James's Square, Friday Morning.” | quote | Unlikely to be published elsewhere. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Legitimate Sonnets | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Oracle | title | Oracle. | Unknown |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Lewin and Gynniethe | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Lewin and Gynniethe. | Folk song |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | the haunted beach | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Merchant of Venice | title | Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. 1600. | Drama |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Hartford Bridge, | title | Pearce, William. Hartford-Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp: An Operatic Farce. 1793. | Drama |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | “Petrarch first beheld Laura at matins on the sixth day of April, 1327, in the church of St. Clair at Avignon.” | quote | Dobson, Susanna (translator, editor). “The Life of Petrarch.” The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la Vie de Petrarch. 1775. | Biography |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | Life of Petrarch | title | Dobson, Susanna (translator, editor). “The Life of Petrarch.” The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la Vie de Petrarch. 1775. | Biography |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson. 1806. | Poetry | “Laura wished to be beloved by Petrarch, but with such refinement, that he should never speak of his love: whenever he attempted the most distant expression of this kind, she treated him with excessive rigour; but when she saw him in despair, his countenance languishing, and his spirits drooping, she then re-animated him by some trifling kindness.” | quote | Dobson, Susanna (translator, editor). “The Life of Petrarch.” The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la Vie de Petrarch. 1775. | Biography |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | Sonnets | title | Robinson, Mary (Darby). Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | Paradise Lost | title | Milton, John. Paradise Lost. 1667. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “O Nightingale, that on yon bloomy spray Warblest at eve, when all the woods are still, Thou with fresh hope the lover's heart dost fill, While the jolly hours lead on propitious May. Thy liquid notes that close the eye of day First heard before the shallow cuccoo's bill, Portend success in love; O if Jove's will Have link'd that amorous power to thy soft lay, Now timely sing, ere the rude bird of hate Foretel my hopeless doom in some grove nigh, As thou from year to year hast sung too late For my relief, yet hadst no reason why: Whether the Muse, or Love call thee his mate, Both them I serve, and of their train am I.” | quote | Milton, John. “O Nightingale.” Poems. 1645. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “a short poem, consisting of fourteen lines, of which the rhymes are adjusted by a particular rule.” | quote | Johnson, Samuel. Johnson's Dictionary. 1785. | Reference |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “It has not been used by any man of eminence since Milton.” | quote | Johnson, Samuel. Johnson's Dictionary. 1785. | Reference |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “The little poems which are here called Sonnets, have, I believe, no very just claim to that title: but they consist of fourteen lines, and appear to me no improper vehicle for a single sentiment. I am told, and I read it as the opinion of very good judges, that the legitimate sonnet is ill calculated for our language. The specimens Mr. Hayley has given, though they form a strong exception, prove no more, than that the difficulties of the attempt vanish before uncommon powers.” | quote | Smith, Charlotte (Turner). Elegiac Sonnets. 1797. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | Elegiac Sonnets | title | Smith, Charlotte (Turner). Elegiac Sonnets. 1797. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “A chaste and elegant model, which the most enlightened poet of our own country disdained not to contemplate. Amidst the degeneracy of modern taste, if the studies of a Milton have lost their attraction, legitimate sonnets, enriched by varying pauses, and an elaborate recurrence of rhyme, still assert their superiority over those tasteless and inartificial productions, which assume the name, without evincing a single characteristic of distinguishing modulation.” | quote | Kendall, William. Poems. 1793. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “So when remote futurity is brought Before the keen inquiry of her thought, A terrible sagacity informs The Poet's heart, he looks to distant storms, He hears the thunder ere the tempest low'rs, And, arm'd with strength surpassing human pow'rs, Seizes events as yet unknown to man, And darts his soul into the dawning plan. Hence in a Roman mouth the graceful name Of Prophet and of Poet was the same, Hence British poets too the priesthood shar'd, And ev'ry hallow'd druid—was a bard.” | quote | Cowper, William. “Table Talk.” Poems. 1787. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “Happy the man—whose wish and care” | quote | Pope, Alexander. “Ode on Solitude.” The Works of Alexander Pope. 1751. | Poetry |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “Sappho undertook to inspire the Lesbian women with a taste for literature; many of them received instructions from her, and foreign women increased the number of her disciples. She loved them to excess, because it was impossible for her to love otherwise; and she expressed her tenderness in all the violence of passion: your surprize at this will cease, when you are acquainted with the extreme sensibility of the Greeks; and discover, that amongst them the most innocent connections often borrow the impassioned language of love. A certain facility of manners, she possessed; and the warmth of her expressions were but too well calculated to expose her to the hatred of some women of distinction, humbled by her superiority; and the jealousy of some of her disciples, who happened not to be the objects of her preference. To this hatred she replied by truths and irony, which completely exasperated her enemies. She repaired to Sicily, where a statue was erected to her; it was sculptured by Silanion, one of the most celebrated staturists of his time. The sensibility of Sappho was extreme! she loved Phaon, who forsook her; after various efforts to bring him back, she took the leap of Leucata, and perished in the waves! Death has not obliterated the stain imprinted on her character, for Envy, which fastens on illustrious names, does not expire; but bequeaths her aspersions to that calumny which never dies. Several Grecian women have cultivated Poetry, with success, but none have hitherto attained to the excellence of Sappho. And among other poets, there are few, indeed, who have surpassed her.” | quote | Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques. Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece. 1790. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | “many escaped, but others having perished, the custom fell into disrepute; and at length was wholly abolished.” | quote | Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques. Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece. 1790. | |
| Robinson, Mary (Darby). “Sappho and Phaon (prefatory material).” Sappho and Phaon. 1796. | Prefatory piece | Travels of Anacharsis the Younger. | title | Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques. Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece. 1790. | |