William Shakespeare, 1564-1616
was an English poet and playwright
Lady you bereft me of all words,Only my blood speaks to you in my veins,And there is such confusion in my powers.
Jane Austen, 1775-1817
was an English novelist
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
( Pride and Prejudice, 1813 )