Date: 1764

"Mindful of that high rank in which I stand, / Of millions lord, sole ruler in the land, / Let me, and Reason shall her aid afford, / Rule my own spirit, of myself be lord."

— Churchill, Charles (1731-1764)

Date: 1764

"The stars, who, by I know not what strange right, / Preside o'er mortals in their own despite, / Who, without reason, govern those who most / (How truly, judge from thence!) of reason boast, / And, by some mighty magic yet unknown, / Our actions guide, yet cannot guide their own."

— Churchill, Charles (1731-1764)

Date: 1764

"The moon, who holds o'er night her silver reign" is "Regent of tides, and mistress of the brain"

— Churchill, Charles (1731-1764)