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Date: 1801

One may fix his empire "o'er the soul of man"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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Subtlety may steal "insidious empire o'er [the] weaken'd heart"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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A king may "fix his empire o'er the willing heart"

— Pye, Henry James (1745-1813)

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Heaven "Braces each nerve, and stamps with energy his soul"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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"Stampt on my soul, and with my life combin'd, / Is the remembrance of my much-lov'd King"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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Time and absence join'd may chase the soft invader from the mind

— Pye, Henry James (1745-1813)

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"Panting he gaz'd, scarce able to sustain / The soft impressions which his heart assail'd."

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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" Th' impression sad pervaded every breast,"

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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Date: 1801

"'Cease base seducers! cease; against your art / 'By truth and virtue is my firm mind steel'd."

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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Date: 1801

"'These are my darling attributes, which heal / 'Remorse and shame, which crimes with virtues blend, / 'Which teach the soul conviction to conceal, / 'And the firm heart against upbraiding conscience steel."

— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)

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