Date: 1742
A poet may "to the Eye of Judgement ever shine"
preview | full record— Cooke, Thomas (1703-1756)
Date: 1742
"My Ethiop soul shall change her skin; / Redeem'd from all iniquity."
preview | full record— Wesley, John and Charles
Date: 1742
"But Thou canst wash the leper clean, / The stone to flesh convert, / Canst make the Ethiop change his skin, / And purify my heart ."
preview | full record— Wesley, Charles (1707-1788)
Date: 1743
"Th'all-rev'renc'd Leader call'd a wily Mind, [...] Now, stript and naked, skimm'd th'eternal Space, / Anxious for Office, and in Wait, for Place."
preview | full record— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
Date: 1743
A disembodied mind may "In Fleury's brainy Cells, [its] Entrance hide: / Heedful attend, where Thought's dim Embryos lie: / Fan the speck'd Fire--but bend its Flame awry.
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Date: 1746
Passion may be cured by averting the sight of vice
preview | full record— Ruffhead, James
Date: 1746
"So books, not well digested, blot the mind, / But make us - in search of wisdom - blind"
preview | full record— Ruffhead, James
Date: 1746
Too many books, "like too much wine - intoxicate the brain"
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