Date: 1683
"Falsely they [sense and rhyme] seem each other to oppose; / Rhyme must be made with Reason's laws to close; / And when to conquer her you bend your force, / The mind will triumph in the noble course."
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Date: 1683
"To Reason's yoke she quickly will incline, / Which, far from hurting, renders her divine; / But if neglected, will as easily stray, / And master Reason, which she should obey."
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Date: 1683
Surprising touches and "a just method well-designed, / May leave a strong impression in the mind"
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Date: 1683
"Reason at last, by her all-conquering arts, / Reduced these savages, and tuned their hearts."
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Date: 1725
Freezing blood may congeal around a cold heart
preview | full record— Pitt, Christopher (1699-1748)
Date: 1725
As when clouds disperse and restore the day, so may a "sudden flash" rush on the soul
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Date: 1725
"Let reason rule the sallies of the mind"
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Date: 1725
A poet shouldn't unfurl his sails in a gale of ungovernable rage
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Date: 1725
"Rais'd on the noble prospect of the mind, / From that proud eminence they view mankind"
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Date: 1725
In composition "Let sov'reign reason dictate from her throne"
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