Excerpt from A Dissertation on the Morbid Effects Induced on the Mind and Body by Grief and Fear<br><br>From this brief contemplation of man, we are not to pause in extending the influence of his passions to other consequences. As in the moral world neglect and con tempt from society succeed to the indulgence of our baneful propensities, so on the intellectual system there are certain passions (although of a less vicious tenden cy) which display 'their influence in the morbid chan ges they produce. Of these effects I propose to present a view, and shall only confine my attention to the morbid phenomina which result from the operations of grief and fear, on the mind and body.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.