BOOK II PART II
tion such as lie contiguous to us, or resemble
us. But when self is the object of a passion,
it is not natural to quit the consideration of it,
till the passion be exhausted: in which case the
double relations of impressions and ideas can
no longer operate.
Seventh Experiment. To put this whole rea-
soning to a farther trial, let us make a new ex-
periment; and as we have already seen the ef-
fects of related passions and ideas, let us here
suppose an identity of passions along with a
relation of ideas; and let us consider the effects
of this new situation. It is evident a transi-
tion of the passions from the one object to the
other is here in all reason to be expected; since
the relation of ideas is supposed still to con-
tinue, and identity of impressions must pro-
duce a stronger connexion, than the most per-