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AND Genre: "Poetry"

AND Gender of Author: "Male"

AND Literary Period: "Romantic"

, "Industrial Revolution"

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Date: 1806

"Tho' party-zeal inflam'd his iron heart, / And prejudice sharp pointed ev'ry dart; / With glowing thoughts, his mind profusely teem'd."

— Jerningham, Edward (1727-1812)

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Date: w. 1796, 1811

"Hence the same Charity, heart-cheering guest, / That burnt, with fervent flame, in Dryden's breast, / Inspirits mine"

— Mason, William (1725-1797)

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Date: 1814

The heart may never feel a second flame

— Gray, Thomas (1716-1771)

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