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"Animals"
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Nationality of Author:
"English"
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Gender of Author:
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Literary Period:
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"Eighteenth Century"
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"Long Eighteenth Century"
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Religion of Author:
"Methodist"
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"Poem"
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Genre:
"Poetry"
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Date: 1742
"My soul is dead, my heart is stone, / A cage of birds and beasts unclean, / A den of thieves, a dire abode / Of dragons, but no house of God."
preview | full record— Wesley, John and Charles
Date: 1742
"Carnal heart, immersed in sin, / All a cage of birds unclean!"
preview | full record— Wesley, John and Charles
Date: 1766
"And strong discretion bridles restive wit."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)
Date: 1788
"While, seeking pleasures, and avoiding pains, / Will whips, or curbs, as reason holds the reins."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)