Date: 1742
"The poet says, he makes this courtesan worse than Circe; for she changed the minds and internal disposition of her followers, whereas Circe, as Homer expressly remarks, metamorphosed only their outward form"
preview | full record— Fielding, Henry (1707-1754) and The Reverend William Young (d.1757); Aristophanes (c.448-c.380 B.C.)
Date: 1745
"Bear Witness, Heaven! Thou Mind-inspecting Eye! / My Breast is pure."
preview | full record— Thomson, James (1700-1748)