Date: 1748

"Let godlike reason, from her sovereign throne, / Speak the commanding word 'I will!' and it is done."

— Thomson, James (1700-1748)

Date: 1749

"Her gentle Sway no sanguine Wreath requir'd; / In Halcyon Hearts she fix'd her friendly Throne."

— Jones, Henry (1721-1770)

Date: 1749

Man, ungoverned by reason or unguided by Instinct, may rush lawless and headlong, leaving "native Joy and gentle Peace behind"

— Jones, Henry (1721-1770)

Date: 1749

The "gentle Passions" may move obedient still, reason rule, and wisdom guide the will

— Jones, Henry (1721-1770)

Date: 1749

God may one's "longing heart vouchsafe to make / [His] everlasting throne"

— Wesley, John and Charles

Date: 1749

God may "Come quickly" and "in every heart / Set up [His] throne of love

— Wesley, John and Charles

Date: 1749

"Long did our lusts and passions reign, / And ruled us with an iron rod"

— Wesley, John and Charles

Date: 1751

"He stood; content to bow to Custom's Throne, / So Reason mote not blush his sovran Rule to own."

— West, Gilbert (1703-1756)

Date: 1751

"And fettering on her Throne th' immortal Mind, / The Guidance of her Realm to Passions wild resign'd."

— West, Gilbert (1703-1756)

Date: 1753

Ambition may ascend to her Throne "Whilst ev'ry Kindred Grace her Queen attends"

— Jones, Henry (1721-1770)