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Date: 1797

"The day, however, was passed in terror, and almost in despondency; she could neither doubt the purpose for which she had been brought hither, nor discover any possibility of escaping from her persecutors; yet that propensity to hope, which buoys up the human heart, even in the severest moments o...

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

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Date: 1797

"His respiration was short and laborious, chilly drops stood on his forehead, and all his faculties of mind seemed suspended."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

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Date: 1797

"But Schedoni spoke not: the tumult in his breast was too great for utterance, and he pressed hastily forward. Spalatro followed."

— Radcliffe [née Ward], Ann (1764-1823)

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