The ruling passion, be it what it will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still.


Epistles to Several Persons 'To Lord Bathurst' (1733) l. 155


The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.

The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.

The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.

The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.