Date: First performed February 17, 1720.
"O Eudocia! / No longer now my dazled Eyes behold thee / Thro' Passion's Mists; my Soul now gazes on thee, / And sees thee lovelier in unfading Charms, / Bright as the shining Angel Host that stood!"
preview | full record— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
Date: First performed February 17, 1720.
"My vital Flame / There, like a Taper on the holy Altar, / Shall waste away; till Heav'n relenting hear / Incessant Pray'rs for thee and for my self, / And wing my Soul to meet with thine in Bliss."
preview | full record— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
Date: 1753
"Passion! the spring, that all life's wheels employs, / Winds up the working thought--and heightens joys."
preview | full record— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
Date: 1753
"Passion! the great man's guide, the poor man's blame; / The soldier's lawrel, and the sigher's flame"
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Date: 1753
"Like our's, to night, Lord Passion sets their task; / Their fears, hopes, flatt'ries--all are passion's masque."
preview | full record— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)