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Date: c. 1440-1450
"Vnderstondying is þe sy3t in þe ey3e of soule, desire is þe ere & þe herying of the soule, dely3t is þe mowth & þe swelwying of þi soule, Mynde is þe nase & þe smellyng of þi soule; wyll & consent is þe felyng of þi soule."
preview | full record— Anonymous
Date: 1796
"Fy! you are horrid people! we lacerate our bodies; you, your souls.---We believe that the scars on our faces add to our beauty; you consider your vices as ornaments."
preview | full record— Anonymous; Kotzebue (1761-1819)
Date: 1796
"None! You cannot wash my face white, or I his conscience."
preview | full record— Anonymous; Kotzebue (1761-1819)
