BOOK II PART I
ternal organs. Secondary, or reflective impres-
sions are such as proceed from some of these
original ones, either immediately or by the in-
terposition of its idea. Of the first kind are all
the impressions of the senses, and all bodily
pains and pleasures: Of the second are the pas-
sions, and other emotions resembling them.
It is certain, that the mind, in its percep-
tions, must begin somewhere; and that since
the impressions precede their correspondent
ideas, there must be some impressions, which
without any introduction make their appear-
ance in the soul. As these depend upon natural
and physical causes, the examination of them
would lead me too far from my present sub-
ject, into the sciences of anatomy and natural
philosophy. For this reason I shall here con-
fine myself to those other impressions, which I