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Date: 1765, 1770

"This is the man who first impeach'd his friend, / And on his ruin rose, yet could not lend / One cobweb virtue from his scurvy soul, / Which sins by study, and without controul."

— Thompson, Edward (1738-1786)

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Date: 1765

"You saw what heart-religion meant [...] true religion is not a negative or an external thing; but the life of God in the soul of man; the image of God stamped upon the heart."

— Wesley, John (1703-1791)

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Date: 1766

"The word 'heavy', is more applicable to that, which loads the body; 'weighty', to that, which burdens the mind."

— Trusler, John (1735-1820)

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Date: 1766

"'Excursions' are necessary to persons, in a sedentary way of life, in order, to unbend the mind, and, exercise the body."

— Trusler, John (1735-1820)

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Date: 1766

"Considering these words, in a religious sense; that of 'fervency', seems to rise upon 'warmth'; 'warmth' implying, a flame of devotion, in opposition to coolness; 'fervency', great heat of mind, as opposed to coldness."

— Trusler, John (1735-1820)

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Date: 1767

"A Mind is a balance for thousands a year."

— Dodd, William (1729-1777)

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Date: 1767

"Stamp the pardon on our hearts"

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1767

"And stamps Thine image on our hearts / In purity and love"

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1767

"And stamp Thine image on their hearts"

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1767

"Our pardon infallibly seal, / And heaven implant in our heart."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.