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Date: 1743
"Enthusiasts of all ages were ever, in their natural state, most heavy and lumpish; but on the least application of heat, they run like lead, which of all metals falls quickest into fusion. "
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Date: 1743
"With the same Cement [Authority], ever sure to bind, / We bring to one dead level ev'ry mind"
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Date: 1743
"Whereas fire in a Genius is truly Promethean, it hurts not its constituent parts, but only fits it (as it does well-tempered steel) for the necessary impressions of art."
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