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Date: 1796

"In spite of Matilda's assurances, that the spectre was a mere creation of fancy, his mind was impressed with a certain mysterious horror."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)

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Date: 1796

"When animation revived in me, my soul was still impressed with these terrible ideas."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)

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Date: 1796

"The damning contract weighed heavy upon his mind; and the scenes in which he had been a principal actor, had left behind them such impressions as rendered his heart the seat of anarchy and confusion."

— Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818)

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