"Consequently, whenever a Man attempts to subdue his Passions, and to put them under the regular Government of their natural sovereign Reason, the irrational Part must submit to the rational, the Brute must yield to the Man, and the Soul in the Event gain the Superiority over every Passion or Appetite, however deeply rooted in the Mind"
An Earnest Appeal to Passionate People
2 entries in ESTC (1748).<br>
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<u>An Earnest Appeal to Passionate People: Wherein the Rise, Progress, and Consequences of That Unhappy Disposition of Mind Are Fully Displayed; ... to Which Is Added, an Essay on Envy, Malice, and Detraction</u>, 2nd edition (London: Printed for W. Owen, 1748). 