Date: 1745

"Anger's a short-liv'd Madness, and with Sway, / Rules Sovereign if not tutor'd to obey"

— Whaley, John (bap. 1710, d. 1745)

Date: 1745

"Keep strongly in the hot rebellious Mind, / Be it with Bits restrain'd, and Curbs confin'd. / The docile Horse in prime of Years is broke / To bear the Rein, or stretch beneath the Yoke."

— Whaley, John (bap. 1710, d. 1745)

Date: 1745

"Drink early then, my Friend, at Reason's Bowl, / And fill with wholesome Draughts thy youthful Soul. / If Wine or Gall the Recent Vessel stains, / Each Scent alike the faithful Cask retains."

— Whaley, John (bap. 1710, d. 1745)

Date: 1746

"As the great light that rules the radiant sphere, / The passions of a generous mind extend"

— Ruffhead, James

Date: 1746

"Like the fierce rage of an impetuous win / Burst forth the passions" of a raving mind

— Ruffhead, James

Date: 1746

Scenes of ruin may roll within the breast

— Ruffhead, James

Date: 1746

"Of all the frenzy that enslaves the mind, / Ambition--thus to rule--is sure the worst."

— Ruffhead, James

Date: 1746

The mind may be eased by disclosing "Our flow of pleasures, and our stream of woes"

— Ruffhead, James

Date: 1746

"In ev'ry science, myst'ry, form, and art / Betrays the mask, and shows the double heart"

— Ruffhead, James

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."

— Ruffhead, James