Date: 1788
"While, seeking pleasures, and avoiding pains, / Will whips, or curbs, as reason holds the reins."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)
Date: 1789
"'Tis [the letter of the law] the birdlime of reason to fasten our senses."
preview | full record— Williams, John [pseud. Anthony Pasquin] (1754-1818)