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Date: 1751

"Whereas those darts, which fly from the perfections of the mind, penetrate into the soul, and fix a lasting empire there."

— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)

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Date: 1753

Anger and contempt may be predominant passions of the mind

— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)

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Date: 1753

"Exert then the whole force of your reason to curb the incroachments of lawless passion in your own heart"

— Haywood [née Fowler], Eliza (1693?-1756)

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Date: 1757

"Let low-bred Minds be curb'd by Laws and Rules, / Our higher Spirit leaps the Bounds of Fools"

— Garrick, David (1717-1779)

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