Date: 1774

"Her charms my raptur'd eyes detain'd, / Her virtues conquer'd all my soul"

— Blacklock, Thomas (1721-1791)

Date: 1774

"Oh! what is liberty regain'd, / When endless chains the mind controul?"

— Blacklock, Thomas (1721-1791)

Date: 1774

"His breast, with native courage steel'd, / On fear could ne'er one thought bestow"

— Blacklock, Thomas (1721-1791)

Date: 1774

"Sweet peace of mind! seraphic guest! / How long thy absence shall I mourn?"

— Blacklock, Thomas (1721-1791)

Date: 1774

"For hell is center'd in my breast, / There still its hottest fervours burn"

— Blacklock, Thomas (1721-1791)

Date: 1774

"This weakness did not proceed from a bad heart, but was merely the effect of vanity, or an unbridled imagination."

— Gregory, John (1724-1773)

Date: 1774

"He magnifies all her real perfections in his imagination, and is either blind to her failings, or converts them into beauties."

— Gregory, John (1724-1773)

Date: 1774

"Do not marry a fool; he is the most intractable of all animals; he is led by his passions and caprices, and is incapable of hearing the voice of reason."

— Gregory, John (1724-1773)

Date: 1774

"Great pride always accompanies delicacy, however concealed under the appearance of the utmost gentleness and modesty, and is the passion of all others most difficult to conquer."

— Gregory, John (1724-1773)

Date: 1776

"Oft let remembrance sooth his mind / With dreams of former days, / When in the lap of Peace reclined / He framed his infant lays; / When Fancy roved at large, nor Care / Nor cold Distrust alarm'd, / Nor Envy with malignant glare / His simple youth had harm'd."

— Beattie, James (1735-1803)