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Date: 1797

"'I have been through life,' said the penitent, 'the slave of my passions, and they have led me into horrible excesses."

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

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Date: 1797

"Though a lawless passion had first suggested to the dark mind of Schedoni the atrocious act, which should destroy a brother, many circumstances and considerations had conspired to urge him towards its accomplishment."

— 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.