Date: 1723

"Prince Alfred's unresisting Mind / Receiv'd th' Impressions, by the Guide design'd"

— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Date: 1723

"But gen'rous Alfred's Mercy, so he'll find, / Has left Impressions grateful on my Mind"

— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Date: 1723

"Alfred awakens from the Vision, which leaves deep Impression on his Mind."

— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Date: 1723

"For still we find Plebeian Minds are sway'd / By strong Impressions on the Senses made"

— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Date: 1723

"When Alfred thus had view'd with ravish'd Eyes / These bright Etherial Seats, these happy Skies, / Which on his Soul divine Impressions made, / And high Idea's to his Thought convey'd, / They by Degrees descended thro' the Air / To the sad Realms of Horrour and Despair; / The Walks of Death, and...

— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Date: 1723

"While shiv'ring Chillness seizes every Vein, / Slackens their Sinews and disturbs their Brain, / Which deep Impressions left of various Kind, / That pain the Body or afflict the Mind."

— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Date: 1725

"Nor longer then she has the Heart to strive; / Yielding to all th' Impressions of his Flame"

— Glanvil, John (1664-1735)

Date: 1732

"My Sight, will keep her in my Mind, / Preserve the deep Impression made,"

— Mitchell, Joseph (c. 1684-1738)

Date: 1735

"Come, gentle Sleep, my Eye-lids close, / These dull Impressions help me lose:"

— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)

Date: 1736

"But, as a Child, in Thought, chews o'er / The Sweetmeats, which he eat before; / So in his Mind Alexis keeps / The dear Impression of her Lips:"

— Duck, Stephen (1705-1756)