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Date: 1801

A strenuous mind may have "master passions" that may be bred by nature or nurtured by indulgence

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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Date: 1801

Doubts and fears may "Contend for empire and distract the mind"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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Date: 1801

One may fix his empire "o'er the soul of man"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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Date: 1801

Subtlety may steal "insidious empire o'er [the] weaken'd heart"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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