"Men do not put bridles upon horses when they are already running with full speed, but they bridle them before they bring them out to the race: This very well illustrates the conduct of Ulysses; he fears the youth of Telemachus may be too warm, and through an unseasonable ardour at the sight of his wrongs, betray him to his enemies; he therefore persuades him to patience and calmness, and pre-disposes his mind with rational considerations to enable him to encounter his passions, and govern his resentment."
The Odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek
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<u>The Odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek</u>, 5 vols. (London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1725-26).