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Date: 1729, 1731

"Thus after long Experience oft has prov'd / His steady Virtue is not to be moved, / Of his known Faithfulness so well assur'd, / From Fears of Fraud his Master rests secur'd: / And, should Occasion happen, in his Breast, / His Gold, his Secrets, or his Life might rest."

— Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)

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Date: 1732

"Thus from your eyes united beams conspire, / To kindle in our souls a pleasing fire;"

— Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)

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Date: 1732

"Each softening heart dissolves within its breast, / And love, as on this wax, is there imprest"

— Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)

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Date: 1732

"Shot from her eyes the conquering dart / That found a passage to his heart."

— Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)

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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: 1745

"Truth stamps conviction in the mind, / All doubts and fears are left behind, / And peace and joy at once an entrance find."

— Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)

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