Date: 1760?
The Grace teaches "When to check the sportive Vein; / When to Fancy give the Rein."
preview | full record— Langhorne, John (1735-1779)
Date: 1766
"And strong discretion bridles restive wit."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)
Date: 1773
"'Grief, like a canker-worm at heart, / 'Had ravag'd from his inmost cell;"
preview | full record— Robertson, James (fl.1768-1788)
Date: 1773
"'How sweetly Women bill and coo! [...] 'No gall finds room within their breast, / 'There Turtle Love erects his nest."
preview | full record— Robertson, James (fl.1768-1788)
Date: 1788
"While, seeking pleasures, and avoiding pains, / Will whips, or curbs, as reason holds the reins."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)