The passions of the soule in three books the first, treating of the passions in generall, and occasionally of the whole nature of man. The second, of the number, and order of the passions, and the explication of the six primitive ones. The third, of particular passions. By R. des Cartes. And translated out of French into English.
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The passions of the soule in three books the first, treating of the passions in generall, and occasionally of the whole nature of man. The second, of the number, and order of the passions, and the explication of the six primitive ones. The third, of particular passions. By R. des Cartes. And translated out of French into English.
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
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London :: Printed for A.C. and are to be sold by J. Martin, and J. Ridley, at the Castle in Fleetstreet neer Ram-Alley,
1650.
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Human behavior -- Miscellanea -- Early works to 1800.
Emotions -- Early works to 1800.
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"The passions of the soule in three books the first, treating of the passions in generall, and occasionally of the whole nature of man. The second, of the number, and order of the passions, and the explication of the six primitive ones. The third, of particular passions. By R. des Cartes. And translated out of French into English." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A81352.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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The 101 Article. In Desire.
LAstly, I observe this peculiar in Desire, that it agitates the heart more violently than any of the other Passions, and furnishes the brain with more spirits; which passing from thence into the muscles, make all the senses quicker, and all parts of the body more agile.
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