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Date: 1788

"I own that my heart yields like wax to the impression of the little god"

— Cobb, James (1756-1818)

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Date: 1788

A heart of wax may be "soon hot and soon cold, and yields to a different impression every day"

— Cobb, James (1756-1818)

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