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Date: 1707

"There [in a softer mind] shall his sacred spirit dwell, / And deep engrave his law, / And every motion of our souls / To swift obedience draw."

— Watts, Isaac (1674-1748)

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Date: 1741

" The universal pardon's past; / O seal it on my heart."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1756

"This heart is become a mere rasa tabula; you must help it to the [GREEK CHARACTERS], you must lay in it the foundation of natural religion, (i.e. "the dictates of common sense, for natural religion, according to Mr. H. is nothing else,) if you would raise the superstr...

— Patten, Thomas (1714-1790)

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Date: 1762

" I wait the reconciling kiss, / Which seals in purity and peace / My pardon on my heart."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1762

"And stamp'd with Thy good Spirit's seal, / I love Thee, Lord, with all my heart"

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1786

"But your humanity must ever be engraved on my heart."

— Inchbald [née Simpson], Elizabeth (1753-1821)

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