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Nationality of Author:
"Irish or Anglo-Irish"
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Literary Period:
"Eighteenth Century"
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"Long Eighteenth Century"
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Gender of Author:
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Work title:
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Metaphor Category:
"Government"
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Date: 1749
"Her gentle Sway no sanguine Wreath requir'd; / In Halcyon Hearts she fix'd her friendly Throne."
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Date: 1749
Man, ungoverned by reason or unguided by Instinct, may rush lawless and headlong, leaving "native Joy and gentle Peace behind"
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Date: 1749
The "gentle Passions" may move obedient still, reason rule, and wisdom guide the will
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