Eliza Haywood - Love in Excess

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Love in Excess is Eliza Haywood's best known novel. As the story was written by a woman – it is revolutionary in the fact that it shows multilayered characters of real women who have their own sexual agendas. The first part details the competition between Alovisa and Amena, two upper-class young women of disparate wealth, for D'Elmont's attentions. The narrator specifically mentioned the «custom which forbids women to make a declaration of their thoughts.» That women were not permitted to express their affections or choice until a suitor formally proposed marriage is important to both the plot and the theme of the novel. Alovisa writes an unsigned letter to D'Elmont in hopes of eliciting a definite amorous response from him, which inadvertently leads D'Elmont to court Amena. Amena's father refuses to allow his daughter to continue meeting with D'Elmont without a proposal of marriage, which forces the pair to meet via subterfuge. With the help of Anaret, Amena's woman servant, two attempts for the pair to meet are made, the second of which sees Amena and D'Elmont alone in the Tuileries at night.

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Eliza Haywood

Love in Excess

e-artnow, 2022

Contact: info@e-artnow.org

EAN 4066338123015

Table of Contents

TO Mrs. Eliz. Haywood, ON HER NOVEL CALL’D Love in Excess, &c. TO Mrs. Eliz. Haywood, ON HER NOVEL CALL’D Love in Excess , &c. Table of Contents Fain wou’d I here my vast Ideas raise, To paint the Wonders of Eliza’s praise; But like young Artists where their Stroaks decay, I shade those Glories which I can’t display. Thy Prose in sweeter Harmony refines, Than Numbers flowing thro’ the Muse’s Lines; What Beauty ne’er cou’d melt, thy Touches fire, And raise a Musick that can Love inspire; Soul-thrilling Accents all our Senses wound, And Strike with softness, whilst they Charm with sound! When thy Count pleads, what Fair his Suit can flye? Or when thy Nymph laments, what Eyes are dry? Ev’n Nature’s self in Sympathy appears, Yeilds Sigh for Sigh, and melts in equal Tears; For such Descriptions thus at once can prove The Force of Language, and the Sweets of Love. The Myrtle’s Leaves with those of Fame entwine, And all the Glories of that Wreath are thine? As Eagles can undazzl’d view the Force Of scorching Phœbus in his Noon-day Course; Thy Genius to the God its Luster plays, Meets his fierce Beams, and darts him Rays for Rays! Oh Glorious Strength! Let each succeeding Page Still boast those Charms and luminate the Age; So shall thy beamful Fires with Light divine Rise to the Sphere, and there triumphant Shine. Richard Savage.

By an unknown Hand. To the most Ingenious Mrs Haywood, on her NOVEL Entitled, Love in Excess: By an unknown Hand. To the most Ingenious Mrs Haywood, on her NOVEL Entitled, Love in Excess: Table of Contents A Stranger Muse, an Unbeliever too, That Womens Souls such Strength of Vigour knew! Nor less an Atheist to Love’s Power declar’d, Till You a Champion for the Sex appear’d! A Convert now, to both, I feel that Fire Your Words alone can paint! Your Looks inspire! Resistless now, Love’s shafts new pointed fly, Wing’d with Your Flame, and blazing in Your Eye. With sweet, but pow’rful Force, the Charm-shot Heart Receives th’ Impression of the Conqu’ring Dart, And ev’ry Art’ry huggs the Joy-tipt Smart! No more of Phœbus, rising vainly boast, Ye tawny Sons of a luxuriant Coast! While our blest Isle is with such Rays replete, Britain shall glow with more than Eastern Heat!

VERSES Wrote in the Blank Leaf of Mrs. Haywood’s Novel. VERSES Wrote in the Blank Leaf of Mrs. Haywood ’s Novel. Table of Contents Of all the Passions given us from above, The Noblest, Truest, and the Best, is Love; ’Tis Love awakes the Soul, informs the Mind, And bends the stubborn Temper to be kind, Abates the Edge of ev’ry poi’nant Care Succeeds the Wishes of the trembling Fair, And ravishes the Lover from Despair. ’Tis Love Eliza’s soft Affections fires, Eliza writes, but Love alone inspires; ’Tis Love, that gives D’Elmont his manly Charms, And tears Amena from her Father’s Arms; Relieves the Fair one from her Maiden Fear, And gives Melliora all her Soul holds dear, A generous Lover, and a Bliss sincere. Receive, my Fair, the Story, and approve, The Cause of Honour, and the Cause of Love; With kind Concern, the tender Page peruse, And aid the Infant Labours of the Muse. So never may those Eyes forget to shine, And bright Melliora’s Fortune be as Thine; On thy best Looks, an happy D’Elmont feed, And all the Wishes of thy Soul succeed.

Part the First.

THE STORY OF THE Chevalier Brillian.

Part the Second.

The Third and Last Part.

The History of Monsieur Frankville.

TO Mrs. Eliz. Haywood,

ON HER NOVEL CALL’D Love in Excess , &c.

Table of Contents

Fain wou’d I here my vast Ideas raise,

To paint the Wonders of Eliza’s praise;

But like young Artists where their Stroaks decay,

I shade those Glories which I can’t display.

Thy Prose in sweeter Harmony refines,

Than Numbers flowing thro’ the Muse’s Lines;

What Beauty ne’er cou’d melt, thy Touches fire,

And raise a Musick that can Love inspire;

Soul-thrilling Accents all our Senses wound,

And Strike with softness, whilst they Charm with sound!

When thy Count pleads, what Fair his Suit can flye?

Or when thy Nymph laments, what Eyes are dry?

Ev’n Nature’s self in Sympathy appears,

Yeilds Sigh for Sigh, and melts in equal Tears;

For such Descriptions thus at once can prove

The Force of Language, and the Sweets of Love.

The Myrtle’s Leaves with those of Fame entwine,

And all the Glories of that Wreath are thine?

As Eagles can undazzl’d view the Force

Of scorching Phœbus in his Noon-day Course;

Thy Genius to the God its Luster plays,

Meets his fierce Beams, and darts him Rays for Rays!

Oh Glorious Strength! Let each succeeding Page

Still boast those Charms and luminate the Age;

So shall thy beamful Fires with Light divine

Rise to the Sphere, and there triumphant Shine.

Richard Savage.

By an unknown Hand.

To the most Ingenious Mrs Haywood,

on her NOVEL Entitled,

Love in Excess:

Table of Contents

A Stranger Muse, an Unbeliever too,

That Womens Souls such Strength of Vigour knew!

Nor less an Atheist to Love’s Power declar’d,

Till You a Champion for the Sex appear’d!

A Convert now, to both, I feel that Fire

Your Words alone can paint! Your Looks inspire!

Resistless now, Love’s shafts new pointed fly,

Wing’d with Your Flame, and blazing in Your Eye.

With sweet, but pow’rful Force, the Charm-shot Heart

Receives th’ Impression of the Conqu’ring Dart,

And ev’ry Art’ry huggs the Joy-tipt Smart!

No more of Phœbus, rising vainly boast,

Ye tawny Sons of a luxuriant Coast!

While our blest Isle is with such Rays replete,

Britain shall glow with more than Eastern Heat!

VERSES

Wrote in the Blank Leaf of Mrs. Haywood ’s Novel.

Table of Contents

Of all the Passions given us from above,

The Noblest, Truest, and the Best, is Love;

’Tis Love awakes the Soul, informs the Mind,

And bends the stubborn Temper to be kind,

Abates the Edge of ev’ry poi’nant Care

Succeeds the Wishes of the trembling Fair,

And ravishes the Lover from Despair.

’Tis Love Eliza’s soft Affections fires,

Eliza writes, but Love alone inspires;

’Tis Love, that gives D’Elmont his manly Charms,

And tears Amena from her Father’s Arms;

Relieves the Fair one from her Maiden Fear,

And gives Melliora all her Soul holds dear,

A generous Lover, and a Bliss sincere.

Receive, my Fair, the Story, and approve,

The Cause of Honour, and the Cause of Love;

With kind Concern, the tender Page peruse,

And aid the Infant Labours of the Muse.

So never may those Eyes forget to shine,

And bright Melliora’s Fortune be as Thine;

On thy best Looks, an happy D’Elmont feed,

And all the Wishes of thy Soul succeed.

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