Quotes from Charlotte M. Yonge's books, and about them
The Heir of Redclyffe on The Tempest: “CHAPTER 2 If the ill spirit have so fair a house, Good things will strive to dwell with't. --THE TEMPEST”
The Heir of Redclyffe on Thoughts in Past Years: “I sat in solitude; I know not how--I know not why, But round my soul all drearily There was a silent shroud. --THOUGHTS IN PAST YEARS”
The Heir of Redclyffe on The Winter's Tale: “* * * * * He sings several times faster than you'll tell money; he utters them as he had eaten ballads, and all men's ears grow to his tunes. --WINTER'S TALE”
The Heir of Redclyffe on Thalaba the Destroyer: “impressions which stirred him profoundly. He was just now enchanted with his first reading of'Thalaba,' where he found all manner of deep”
The Heir of Redclyffe on Torquato Tasso: “Tasso. Thou meanest with forbearance, prudent, subtle,'Tis that annoys me, for he knows to use Language so smooth and so conditional, That seeming praise from him is actual blame. --GOETHE'S Tasso”
The Heir of Redclyffe on The Analogy of Religion: “An interval passed long enough for her not to be alone in her surprise at his absenting himself before he at length made his appearance, just before luncheon, so as to miss the unconstrained morning hours he used so much to enjoy. He found Guy, Charles, and Amy, deep in Butler's Analogy.'Are you making poor little Amy read that?' said he.”