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Date: 1746, 1753

"Heart, voice, mein, visage, all, pay love their aid, / Cupid exacts more strict alliance made; / 'Twixt the mind's states, than, once, 'twixt Europe's, he, / Who bound all princes--yet, left none unfree."

— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)

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Date: 1746

"As the great light that rules the radiant sphere, / The passions of a generous mind extend"

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

"Like the fierce rage of an impetuous win / Burst forth the passions" of a raving mind

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

Scenes of ruin may roll within the breast

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

"Of all the frenzy that enslaves the mind, / Ambition--thus to rule--is sure the worst."

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

The mind may be eased by disclosing "Our flow of pleasures, and our stream of woes"

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

"In ev'ry science, myst'ry, form, and art / Betrays the mask, and shows the double heart"

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

"Of all the passions--that the mind enslave, / Tarnish the glory of the truly brave, / The meanest this--of social love the pest, / The worst of Fiends--in fairest colors drest."

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

"As gentle winds inflate the spreading sails," "so wealth and glory swell the Pride"

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

"Whirl'd by the swift rotations of the mind," man may be ruled by his pride and live to present bliss

— Ruffhead, James

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