"She was indeed persuaded, that she felt no other uneasiness than what arose from the agitation with which she perceived that Seymour's mind was struggling; but perhaps there was something of self-deception in this young lady's reflections; as to a passenger, in a boat that glides rapidly down a stream, the current only appears to move, and the boat seems perfectly still, while in reality the waves bear it impetuously along."
Julia, a Novel; Interspersed with Some Poetical Pieces
2 entries in ESTC (1790).<br><br>
Julia, a Novel; Interspersed with Some Poetical Pieces. By Helen Maria Williams. In Two Volumes. (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1790). &lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004843341.0001.001">Vol. I, Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004843341.0001.002">Vol. II, Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;<br>