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Date: 1797

"'Behold, what is woman!' said he--'The slave of her passions, the dupe of her senses! When pride and revenge speak in her breast, she defies obstacles, and laughs at crimes!'" "Assail but her senses; let music, for instance, touch some feeble chord of her heart, and echo to her fancy, and lo! al...

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

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Date: 1797

"Whatever might be her failings, they were effectually concealed by the general benevolence of her heart, and the harmony of her mind; a harmony, not the effect of torpid feelings, but the accomplishment of correct and vigilant judgment."

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

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Date: 1798

"We'll frame the measure of our souls, / They shall be tuned to love"

— Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)

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Date: 1799

"They thought and acted in different but not discordant keys."

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)

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Date: 1799

"I never cried in my life, sine I was knee-high, but curse me if I ever felt in better tune for the business than just then."

— Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810)

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