Date: 1842
Rash, angry words may be "spoken out of season / When passion has usurp'd the throne of reason"
preview | full record— Frere, John Hookham (1769-1846)
Date: August 15, 1822
A king may "over three nations .. happily reign, / And establish his throne in their hearts"
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Date: 1812
"[R]eviving joy and lingering gloom" may "Alternate empire o'er [the] soul assume."
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Date: January 29, 1708
"[I]f thou wilt prolong / Dire Compotation, forthwith Reason quits / Her Empire to Confusion, and Misrule, / And vain Debates"
preview | full record— Philips, John (1676-1709)
Date: 1741
"But Thou shalt rise superior to their Arts, / And fix Thy Empire in a People's Hearts."
preview | full record— Nugent, Robert [or Craggs] (1702-1788)
Date: 1807
"Yes, 't is too late,--now Reason guides / The mind, sole judge in all debate."
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Date: May 7, 1772
"Conscience, that candid judge of right and wrong, / Will o'er the secrets of each heart preside, / Nor aw'd by pomp, nor tam'd by soothing song."
preview | full record— Fergusson, Robert (1750-1774)
Date: 1671
"He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king is"
preview | full record— Milton, John (1608-1674)
Date: Date Unknown
"The command of one's self is the greatest empire a man can aspire unto, and consequently, to be subject to our own passions is the most grievous slavery."
preview | full record— Milton, John (1608-1674)
Date: Date Unknown
To "be subject to our own passions is the most grievous slavery"
preview | full record— Milton, John (1608-1674)