"But when he consider'd how much he had struggled, and how far he had been from being able to repel Desire, he began to wonder that it cou'd ever enter into his Thoughts, that there was even a Possibility for Woman, so much stronger in her Fancy, and weaker in her Judgment, to suppress the Influence of that powerful Passion, against which, no Laws, no Rules, no Force of Reason, or Philosophy, are sufficient Guard."
Love in Excess: or the Fatal Enquiry, a Novel
At least 12 entries in ESTC (1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1724, 1725, 1732, 1742).<br>
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Published in 3 parts in 1719-1720. &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T75397">Part 1, ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T75398">Part 2, ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T75399">Part 3, ESTC</a>&gt;<br>
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See Eliza Haywood, <u>Love in Excess: or the Fatal Enquiry, a Novel</u> (London: Printed for W. Chetwood; and R. Francklin; and sold by J. Roberts, 1719). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW111942655&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from Vol. 1 of <u>Secret Histories, Novels and Poems. In Four Volumes. Written by Mrs. Eliza Haywood.</u> (London: Printed [partly by Samuel Aris] for Dan. Browne, jun. at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and S. Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall, 1725). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T66936">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://gateway.proquest.com.proxy.its.virginia.edu/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&xri:pqil:res_ver=0.2&res_id=xri:lion&rft_id=xri:lion:ft:pr:Z000030088:0">Link to LION</a>&gt;