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Date: 1746

"Such the strong passions that his reason sway, / The lust, and av'rice on his vital prey."

— Ruffhead, James

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Date: 1746

"If wisdom once relax her golden reins, / No bliss is felt-but what the transport feign / Excess of joy but terminates in pain, / And impotence is ever in disdain."

— Ruffhead, James

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