Date: 1764
"Mindful of that high rank in which I stand, / Of millions lord, sole ruler in the land, / Let me, and Reason shall her aid afford, / Rule my own spirit, of myself be lord."
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Date: 1764
"The stars, who, by I know not what strange right, / Preside o'er mortals in their own despite, / Who, without reason, govern those who most / (How truly, judge from thence!) of reason boast, / And, by some mighty magic yet unknown, / Our actions guide, yet cannot guide their own."
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Date: 1764
"The moon, who holds o'er night her silver reign" is "Regent of tides, and mistress of the brain"
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