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Date: 1735

"Such was the Turn of thy exalted Mind, / Sparkling as polish'd Gems, as purest Gold refin'd."

— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)

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Date: 1735

"Impenetrable Courage steels his manly Breast"

— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)

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Date: 1735

"Hope may some boundless Future Bliss embrace, / But What, or When, or How, or Where, / Are Mazes all, which Fancy runs in vain"

— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)

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Date: 1735

"Nor can the narrow Cells of human Brain / The vast immeasurable Thought contain"

— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)

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Date: 1735

"As if thy thrifty Soul foreknew, / Like a wise Envoy, Heav'n's Intent / Soon to recall whom it had sent, / And all its Task resolv'd at once to do."

— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)

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Date: 1735

"Still can my Soul in Fancy's Mirrour view / Deeds glorious once."

— Somervile, William (1675-1742)

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Date: 1735

"Her lovely Mind shines chearful thro' her Face, / A sacred Lamp in a fair Crystal Case."

— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)

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Date: 1735

"What is the blooming Tincture of a Skin, / To Peace of Mind? To Harmony within?"

— Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)

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Date: 1735, 1745

The soul "Which reasons justly, Its own Thoughts o'er-rules"

— Trapp, Joseph (1679-1747)

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Date: 1735, 1745

"And Fancy's Fire with Judgment's Temper cools."

— Trapp, Joseph (1679-1747)

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