19th Century Classic Quotes

“They stood in the pool of lantern light, the house still around them. She placed a hand to calm his still heaving chest, the heat of his body fresh from travel. The coolness of her hand made him start, then he pulled her close. It was more than her body he needed.”
― Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

“Love her, love her, love her! If she favours you, love her. If she wounds you, love her.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

“But I will not thank you now, for all thanks would feebly speak my feelings.”
― Anna Eliza Bray, The White Hoods - An Historical Romance