Date: 1785
"The fluctuant mind, by various passions tost, / Now rides aloft, and now immerg'd, is lost"
preview | full record— Perronet, Edward (1721-1792)
Date: 1785
"Yet patient wait, till grace his will subdue, / The fire his dross, the spirit his heart renew:"
preview | full record— Perronet, Edward (1721-1792)
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"The command of one's self is the greatest empire a man can aspire unto, and consequently, to be subject to our own passions is the most grievous slavery."
preview | full record— Milton, John (1608-1674)
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To "be subject to our own passions is the most grievous slavery"
preview | full record— Milton, John (1608-1674)