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"Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)"
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Date: 1721
"Our Soul, as from a broken Snare / A Bird escapes, is fled."
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Date: 1722
"When religious passions, namely, love, desire, hope and delight are exalted in the highest degree, and agitate the soul with the greatest vehemence, while reason presides as sovereign, holds the reins, and directs all their motions; this is so far from being a wild and extravagant temper of mind...
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