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and_o hour_n that_o the_o emperor_n be_v murder_v many_o instance_n of_o this_o nature_n occur_v of_o the_o force_n of_o imagination_n in_o know_v transaction_n do_v at_o distance_n i_o shall_v not_o here_o pretend_v to_o give_v a_o natural_a reason_n for_o such_o prodigy_n nevertheless_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o imagination_n have_v not_o only_o have_v a_o great_a ascendent_n over_o the_o spirit_n and_o action_n of_o particular_a man_n but_o even_o of_o multitude_n and_o army_n alexander_n find_v his_o soldier_n dismay_v at_o the_o difficulty_n of_o pass_v the_o river_n granic_n consult_v with_o aristander_n the_o soothsayer_n how_o he_o may_v keep_v up_o the_o faint_a spirit_n of_o his_o army_n aristander_n be_v then_o about_o to_o sacrifice_v with_o a_o certain_a juice_n secret_o write_v in_o the_o palm_n of_o his_o hand_n these_o word_n with_o the_o letter_n inverse_v the_o god_n have_v grant_v that_o alexander_n shall_v be_v victorious_a which_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o do_v 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if_o we_o examine_v the_o matter_n thorough_o all_o his_o enjoyment_n do_v terminate_v in_o fancy_n and_o if_o his_o palate_n be_v more_o acute_a to_o relish_v the_o pleasure_n so_o be_v it_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o bitterness_n and_o anxiety_n which_o do_v accompany_v that_o state_n whereas_o the_o other_o by_o fancy_v himself_o happy_a be_v real_o so_o since_o he_o feel_v no_o want_n hunger_n nor_o cold_a never_o afflict_v he_o he_o complain_v not_o of_o treachery_n and_o ungrateful_a minister_n he_o meet_v with_o no_o potent_a faction_n at_o home_n nor_o confederacy_n abroad_o to_o disturb_v his_o imaginary_a government_n he_o fancy_n that_o he_o rule_v without_o control_v he_o make_v law_n he_o create_v he_o nobleman_n he_o displace_v officer_n at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n and_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o persuasion_n he_o pass_v away_o his_o life_n merry_o sing_v and_o applaud_v his_o own_o felicity_n and_o power_n thus_o fare_v it_o with_o the_o happy_a lunatic_n whilst_o many_o other_o who_o will_v be_v think_v to_o be_v in_o their_o right_a wit_n and_o sense_n be_v real_o mad_a those_o i_o mean_v who_o upon_o every_o little_a cross_n or_o capricio_n fall_v into_o a_o rave_a passion_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o will_n and_o passion_n as_o imagination_n follow_v the_o report_n of_o sense_n so_o the_o will_n with_o its_o passion_n follow_v the_o bend_v of_o the_o imagination_n the_o will_v therefore_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o power_n of_o election_n or_o reprobation_n of_o thing_n either_o agreeable_a or_o displease_a the_o passion_n by_o which_o it_o act_n be_v chief_o these_o viz._n love_n and_o hatred_n desire_n and_o aversion_n joy_n and_o sorrow_n anger_n and_o complacency_n hope_n and_o fear_v etc._n etc._n as_o to_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o will_n as_o also_o of_o the_o passion_n it_o be_v without_o dispute_n in_o the_o heart_n this_o appear_v most_o evident_o from_o blush_n and_o