BOOK II PART II
ulty, and the great influence which all relations
have upon it, we shall easily be persuaded, that
however the ideas of the pleasant wines, music,
or gardens, which the rich man enjoys, may be-
come lively and agreeable, the fancy will not
confine itself to them, but will carry its view
to the related objects; and in particular, to the
person, who possesses them. And this is the
more natural, that the pleasant idea or image
produces here a passion towards the person,
by means of his relation to the object; so that
it is unavoidable but he must enter into the
original conception, since he makes the object
of the derivative passion: But if he enters into
the original conception, and is considered as
enjoying these agreeable objects, it is sympa-
thy, which is properly the cause of the affec-
tion; and the third principle is more powerful
and universal than the first.