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Date: 1739

"How looks the Wretch / Whose Heart cries Villain to itself? I'll not / Endure its Batt'ry."

— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)

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Date: 1742

God may "conquer my rebellious will, / And bid my murmuring heart 'Be Still.'"

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1743

"My soul is more than conqueror, / And strong in strength invincible."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1747

"Love only could conquer so stubborn an heart"

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1747

Jesus can vindicate his "right Divine" and "Conquer this rebellious heart"

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: August 12, 1738, to Nov. 1, 1739 [1748]

"As to the Outward Manner You speak of, wherein most of them were affected who were cut to the Heart by the Sword of Spirit, no wonder that this was at first surprising to You, since they are indeed so very rare, that have been thus prick'd and wounded."

— Wesley, John (1703-1791)

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Date: Published serially, 1765-1770

"Edward could only win your Cities, but Philippa conquers Hearts"

— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)

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Date: Published serially, 1765-1770

"O, my Fanny, he cried, my most noble, my adorable Creature! what a Combat have you fought, what a Conquest have you gained, of Grace over Nature, of Virtue against Passion!"

— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)

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