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Date: January 1, 1760 - January 1, 1762; 1762

A woman may be "possessed of that vigour of mind which constitutes true fortitude, and vindicates the empire of reason"

— Smollett, Tobias (1721-1777)

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Date: 1769

One may gain "absolute empire over the mind" of another

— Smollett, Tobias (1721-1777)

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Date: 1771

"[T]he fumes of faction not only disturb the faculty of reason, but also pervert the organs of sense"

— Smollett, Tobias (1721-1777)

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