BOOK II PART II
relations either to ourselves or others, be able
to produce the affections of pride or humility,
love or hatred.
Third Experiment. It is evident, therefore,
that a relation of ideas is not able alone to give
rise to these affections. Let us now remove
this relation, and in its stead place a relation of
impressions, by presenting an object, which is
agreeable or disagreeable, but has no relation
either to ourself or companion; and let us ob-
serve the consequences. To consider the mat-
ter firsta priori, as in the preceding experiment;
we may conclude, that the object will have a
small, but an uncertain connexion with these
passions. For besides, that this relation is not
a cold and imperceptible one, it has not the in-
convenience of the relation of ideas, nor directs
us with equal force to two contrary passions,