“Of sovereign power, whom one and all
With common voice, we Reason call.”

The Ghost (1763)
Context: Within the brain's most secret cells
A certain Lord Chief Justice dwells
Of sovereign power, whom one and all
With common voice, we Reason call.

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British poet 1731–1764

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