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Date: 1789

"It was the first soul feast I ever was present at."

— Equiano, Olaudah [Gustavus Vasa] (c. 1745-1797)

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Date: 1790

"A contented mind is a continual feast."

— Trusler, John (1735-1820)

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Date: 1793

"A few pages of interesting anecdotes, afford ample food for the mind."

— Disraeli, Isaac (1766-1848)

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Date: 1814, 1816, 1896

"For when his Mind once tasted Wisdom's treat, / Her luscious liquors, and pure mental meat, / His Spirit, raptur'd o'er the rich repast, / Soon shrunk to learn life must so shortly last!"

— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)

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