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Date: 1754

A mind may be cast in a different mould

— Clark [née Lewis], Esther (bap. 1716, d. 1794)

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Date: 1754

Two charming maids may be "By nature form'd to conquer hearts"

— Jeffreys, George (1678-1755)

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Date: 1754

"Look in my face; and, could my heart lie bare, / The Father would be seen engraven there"

— Jeffreys, George (1678-1755)

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Date: 1754

"Religion stamp'd her sorrow-melting heart"

— Jeffreys, George (1678-1755)

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Date: 1754

"And friendship with the bless'd, new fervour gains, / Exalted fervour, free from earth's cold dross, / And each alloy, that sensual hearts engross;"

— Jones, Henry (1721-1770)

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Date: 1754

"If, holy Father, to be here distress'd, / Seals the repenting Soul to heav'nly rest,"

— Jeffreys, George (1678-1755)

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Date: 1754

"Thus oft' disguis'd, in poverty we find / Bright genius sparkle thro' an humble mind. / What tho' no gold or diamonds gild the mine, / No glittering strata in the caverns shine; / Yet useful minerals, of various birth, /Lodge in the fruitful bowels of the earth."

— Bowden, Samuel (fl. 1733-1761)

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Date: 1754

"In Her each gift of Soul and Body met; / And in pure gold the precious gem was set."

— Jeffreys, George (1678-1755)

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Date: 1754

"For Damons's heart is true as steel, / And hard as flint is Phyllida's."

— Jeffreys, George (1678-1755)

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Date: 1754

"Say what strange sympathy in kindred souls, / (Strong as the fam'd attraction of the poles,) / Governs the lover with magnetic force, / Inspires the passion, and directs its course"

— Bowden, Samuel (fl. 1733-1761)

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