"I still flatter'd myself, that I should be able to maintain the resolution I had taken, during my short disgrace, of conquering my coquettish inclinations: but an accidental sight of Dumont, (who bow'd to me as I pass'd, giving me, at the same time, a passionate look) immediately roused my sleeping vanity; and, by the lively sensation I felt, convinced me that the desire of pleasing was my predominant passion."
The Life of Harriot Stuart. Written by Herself.
2 entries in ESTC (1751).<br>
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<u>The Life of Harriot Stuart. Written by Herself.</u>, 2 vols. (London: Printed for J. Payne, and J. Bouquet, 1751). 