Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"Confined, in silence, he conferr'd alone / With Understanding, on his mental Throne"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

One may confer alone, "Amidst Imagination's throngs of thought, / And fairy broods by procreant Fancy brought;"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"Reason, at his right hand, her place maintain'd, / And all her faithful groups full audience gain'd"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

" Judgment sat and heard each honest plea, / And fix'd each Verdict with his firm Decree"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

One may "with the sails of Fancy, all unfurl'd, / Run his wild Course amidst a carnal World"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"Eyes let in light, like lenses, to the Mind--"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"And every Object still appears to view / Like the stain'd Medium Mind's thrall'd eye looks through."

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"But, led by twilight lantern's twinkling pow'rs, / To guard such godlike Creatures' dozing hours, / For crumbs scrap'ed up, and dealt in scanty doles, / Just soldering Bodies, and cementing Souls!"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"And may not humblest, meekest, Christian's Mind / Investigate the good of all Mankind? / Bring Truth and Justice to their Judgment's test, / And try, by Reason's balance what weighs best?"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"Pride, panting, still, for some superior sway-- / Lust, prowling, like a savage Beast, for prey-- / Dark Passions, propagating feuds, and strife, / Lay waste, or swallow up, the sweets of Life."

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)