Date: 1676

"Lord shine and make my heart more soft, / And temper it, the seal to take."

— Keach, Benjamin (1640-1704)

Date: 1677

"His Soul appears like Paper white, / That yet had scarce bore word aright."

— Speed, Samuel (bap. 1633, d. 1679?)

Date: 1677

There are "connate Principles engraven in the humane Soul"

— Hale, Sir Matthew (1609-1676)

Date: 1670, rev. 1678

"Youth and white paper take any impression."

— Ray [formerly Wray], John (1627-1705)

Date: 1679

"O stay, my Muse! reach me an Iron Pen, / T' engrave this on the marble hearts of men"

— Keach, Benjamin (1640-1704)

Date: 1679

"Looking me then to th' very Heart, / And with her Eye engraving there, / What e're she spake, in a deep Character, / Fixt and Compos'd"

— Woodford, Samuel (1636-1700)

Date: 1679

" But make me' a Seal upon Thy Heart! / A Badg Thou on Thy Arm mayst wear,"

— Woodford, Samuel (1636-1700)

Date: 1680

Faults may be blotted from the breast

— D'Urfey, Thomas (1653?-1723)

Date: 1680

"Those worthy deeds which he hath wrought / VVithin each breast, have left behind / Impressions, time can never blot"

— Chamberlayne, Sir James (c.1640-1699)

Date: 1681

"My Lady Millicent did me the honour to inform of some expressions of yours in favour of me; each syllable of which is engraven in my heart"

— D'Urfey, Thomas (1653?-1723)