Date: 1740

One's reason may govern in spite of grief

— Sheffield, John, first duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1647-1721)

Date: 1742

"By Him instructed, even the meanest Prince / Shall rise to envy'd Greatness, shall advance / His dreaded Pow'r above Restraint and Fear, / And all the Rules, that in fantastick Chains / Inferior Minds confine."

— West, Gilbert (1703-1756)

Date: 1757

"what have we here?-- a human Clock!--a very odd kind of Repeater upon my soul!--one of the hours 'egad strolling about, in a masquerading habit!"

— Bacon, Phanuel (1700-1783)