Date: 1712
"Objects, which thro' the Senses make their Way, / And just Impressions to the Soul convey, Give her Occasion first her self to move, / And to exert her Hatred, or her Love."
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Date: 1712
"Still travel to and fro the Nervous way, / And their Impressions to the Brain convey, / Where their Report the Vital Envoys make, / And with new Orders are remanded back."
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Date: 1712
"You say, the Spirits in the Optick Nerve, / Mov'd by the intercepted Image, serve / To bear th' Impression to the Brain, and give / The Stroke, by which the Object we perceive."
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Date: January 6, 1716
"As self-love is an instinct planted in us for the good and safety of each particular person, the love of our country is impressed on our minds for the happiness and preservation of the community."
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Date: 1719
"Than from this Mind, O! venerable Shade, / Th'Impression be eras'd thy Words have made."
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Date: 1723
"Can'st say what diff'rent Turns the Spirits take, / When they of diff'rent Kinds Impressions make; / What vital Springs those Spirits in their Flight / Strike to cause Torment, what to give Delight."
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Date: 1723
"If offer'd in a mild and tim'rous Tone, / Nor urg'd and press'd, its [Counsel's] feeble Force is gone, / And leaves no more Impressions on the Mind, / Than Rocks receive from a soft Breeze of Wind."
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Date: 1723
"Prince Alfred's unresisting Mind / Receiv'd th' Impressions, by the Guide design'd"
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Date: 1723
"But gen'rous Alfred's Mercy, so he'll find, / Has left Impressions grateful on my Mind"
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Date: 1723
"Alfred awakens from the Vision, which leaves deep Impression on his Mind."
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