450 O F M A N H O O D. 



Jangour and grief, the eyes are funk, the head 

 reclines, the arms hang down, and the whole 

 body remains fixed and immoveable. In admi- 

 ration, furprife, and aftonilhment, every motion , 

 is fufpended, and the perfon remains in the fame 

 uniform attitude. Thefe expreflions of the paf- 

 fions are involuntary": But there is another fpe- 

 cies of exprefTion, which confifts in an agitation 

 of the eyes, head, arms, and body ; and thefe 

 motions feem, at the fame time, to be the efie(£t 

 of refled:ion, and to depend on the will. They 

 appear to be efforts of the mind to defend the 

 body, and may be regarded as fecondary fymp- 

 toms, by w^hich particijlar palTions may be di- 

 ftinguifhed. In love, hope, and keen defire, we 

 elevate the head, and turn towards heaven, as if 

 imploring pofTefTiOnj we ftretch forward the 

 head lo make a . nearer approach 5 and \we ex- 

 tend the arms and open the hands, in order to 

 feize and embrace the beloved object. On the 



other hand, in fear, hatred, and horrqr, we pufli 



■ ■■■■- '• •. ' ■"■'•."'.'. ' " 



the arms forward with precipitation, to repel the 



object of our ayerfipnj we tiirn back the head 

 and the eyes ; we recoil, and at lad fly, in order 

 to avoid it. Thsfe, rnotions are fo fuddcn, that 

 they appear to be involuntary : But this de- 

 ception is the effe(3: of habitj for thefe motions 

 are produced by reflcdionf and, by their alacri- 

 ty, difcover the perfection of thofe qualities of 

 the body which enable it to phey, whh fuch a~ 

 ladzhv^ promptitude, the commands of the mind. 



