Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Pour forth thy Fervours for a healthful Mind, Obedient Passions, and a Will resign'd;”
- Date
- 1749
Meaning of “Pour forth thy Fervours for a healthful Mind,…”
Johnson’s closing prayer prioritizes soundness of mind, governed passions and a will capable of acceptance over many external forms of success.
Where does it come from?
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749), explicitly devotional closing movement, Wikisource first-edition scan leaf 41. “Pour forth thy Fervours for a healthful Mind, Obedient Passions, and a Will resign’d” belongs to Johnson’s concluding prayer for inward goods, patience and faith. “Healthful Mind” is preserved as historical religious-moral language and is not presented as modern medical or mental-health advice.
