"Amira no sooner saw the Duke's lntent, but she shun'd his Presence, at least as much as possible, without being observ'd, and express'd in every Action so resolute and inborn an Aversion, the Duke judg'd it impossible to be real; never once reflecting his fair Charge might be pre-ingag'd, and the' Mind once truly fix'd, the most charming Tempter makes no kind Impression; she lov'd, but 'twas not him; he still pursu'd, more eager to engross, and thinking this the fair One he had fought, grew the most dangerous and most hated Lover, that ever tortur'd a desponding innocent Maid."
The Happy-Unfortunate; Or, The Female-Page
Elizabeth Boyd, <u>The Happy-Unfortunate; Or, The Female-Page: A Novel. In Three Parts</u>. (London: Printed by Tho. Edlin, 1732). &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=1z9WAAAAcAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;