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Date: 1759

"Each charm thro' Fancy's mirrour shone / Fresh as the rose, as lillies fair; / But, ah! the rose and lilly's gone, /Beauty has a small empire there, / And total ruin fears."

— Stephens, Edward (fl. 1747-1765)

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