Use of "passion" in "A Treatise concerning Christian Prudence; or, the Principles of practical wisdom, fitted to the use of human life"
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Title
Use of "passion" in "A Treatise concerning Christian Prudence; or, the Principles of practical wisdom, fitted to the use of human life"
Subject
Implied definition of 18th-century passion through contextualized usage
Description
This passage was cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as being related to "passion" as "a count noun: any strong, controlling, or overpowering emotion, as desire, hate, fear, etc.; an intense feeling or impulse."
Creator
Norris, John
Source
Oxford English Dictionary citation
Publisher
London: For S. Manship
Date
1710
Contributor
m4cb3th
Relation
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews
Format
Website
Language
English
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Text
"By the Passions I think we are to understand certain Motions of the Mind depending upon and accompanied with an Agitation of the Spirits."
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Website
Citation
Norris, John, “Use of "passion" in "A Treatise concerning Christian Prudence; or, the Principles of practical wisdom, fitted to the use of human life",” Enlightenmens, accessed March 29, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/368.