Date: 1746
"Like the fierce rage of an impetuous win / Burst forth the passions" of a raving mind
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"Of all the frenzy that enslaves the mind, / Ambition--thus to rule--is sure the worst."
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The mind may be eased by disclosing "Our flow of pleasures, and our stream of woes"
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"In ev'ry science, myst'ry, form, and art / Betrays the mask, and shows the double heart"
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Date: 1746
"Of all the passions--that the mind enslave, / Tarnish the glory of the truly brave, / The meanest this--of social love the pest, / The worst of Fiends--in fairest colors drest."
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"As gentle winds inflate the spreading sails," "so wealth and glory swell the Pride"
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Date: 1746
"Whirl'd by the swift rotations of the mind," man may be ruled by his pride and live to present bliss
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Man may be sway'd by his passions and employ his reason as "the sly pimp and pander of his joys"
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Date: 1746
Passion may be cured by averting the sight of vice
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