Date: 1697
"When your amazing Jealousy's my Judge, the worst of Villains."
preview | full record— Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)
Date: 1700
"View your own Charms, Madam, then judge my Passion."
preview | full record— Farquhar, George (1676/7-1707)
Date: 1700
"Therefore, Faith, and it's Twin-sister, Hope, must rule your Reason."
preview | full record— D'Urfey, Thomas (1653?-1723)
Date: 1700
"Love will resume his Empire in our Breasts, and every Heart, or soon or late, receive and readmit him as its lawful Tyrant"
preview | full record— Congreve, William (1670-1729)
Date: 1701
"My Reason's conquer'd by more powerful Love, / Who rules as Tyrant in my captiv'd Breast."
preview | full record— Sherburne, Sir Edward (bap. 1616, d. 1702)
Date: 1701
"Love governs every Sense, every Affection, every Principle truckles to that more noble Passion."
preview | full record— Baker, Thomas (b. 1680-1)
Date: 1701
"Which are but tantalizing Amusements that debauch our Genius when they are once over, and Fatigue allows us a serious interval; with what regret do we reflect upon our Folly, in letting our Appetites govern our Reason, and like the Sirens Song charm us into Ruine."
preview | full record— Baker, Thomas (b. 1680-1)
Date: 1702
"But, Oh! 'tis past; and I will charge Remembrance / To banish the fond Image from my Soul."
preview | full record— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)
Date: 1702
"Nature asserts her Empire in her Heart, / And kindly takes the faithful Lover's part."
preview | full record— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)
Date: 1702
""Reason resumes her Empire, / And I am cool again."
preview | full record— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)