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Date: 1763-4

A sudden slumber gently seal'd my eyes, / And wrapt my wearied limbs in soft repose; / Excursive Fancy wing'd her agile flight / Thro' the aerial mansions of the world; / Instant appear'd, portray'd upon my mind, / The fair Urania, clad in candid robe; / And bright around

— Mr. P--y (fl. 1763)

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Date: 1763-4

"Since reason's lamp illuminates the mind, / And cogent proves eternity to man; / Since justice too, eternal, will require / Strict retribution for offences past; / Serious reflect on God's supreme decrees, / And learn obedience to his great commands"

— Mr. P--y (fl. 1763)

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Date: 1763-4

"When Morpheus soon his guardian post resign'd, / And memory, faithful, stamp'd upon my mind / The sage instructions of the meek-eyed fair."

— Mr. P--y (fl. 1763)

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