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"Age of Sensibility"
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Date: 1754
"If I cannot, draw out Cacus from his Den; I may pluck the Villain from my own Breast. I cannot cleanse the Stables of Augeas; but I may cleanse my own Heart from Filth and Impurity: I may demolish the Hydra of Vices within me; and should be careful too, that while I lop off ...
preview | full record— Hay, William (1695-1755)
Date: 1782
"Peace of mind" is a delightful guest that may make its "downy nest" in a "sad heart"
preview | full record— Cowper, William (1731-1800)