"'Love', is more sanguine, than gallantry; having for its object, the person, whom we are studious to please, through a view of possessing; and, whom we love as much, on her account, as our own: it takes possession of the heart, suddenly, and, owes its birth, to a certain something, which enchains the sentiments, and, draws the esteem, without any examination, or, information."
The Difference, Between Words, Esteemed Synonymous: in the English Language
Credited as being the first thesaurus in English. 4 entries in the ESTC (1766, 1776, 1783, 1795).<br>
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See John Trusler, <u>The Difference, Between Words, Esteemed Synonymous: in the English Language; and, the Proper Choice of them Determined: Together with, so much of AbbÃ© Girard's Treatise, on this Subject, as Would Agree, with our Mode of Expression</u>, 2 vols. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1766). &lt;<a  href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004892937.0001.001">Vol. I, Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004892937.0001.002">Vol. II, Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;