A new system of the spleen, vapours, and Hypochondriack Melancholy: wherein all the decays of the nerves, and lownesses of the spirits, are mechanically accounted for. To which is subjoin'd, A discourse upon the Nature, Cause, and Cure, of Melancholy, Madness, and Lunacy. With a particular dissertation on the Origine of the Passions; the Structure, Mechanism, and Modulation of the Nerves, necessary to produce Sensation in Animal Bodies. To which is prefix'd, A philosophical essay concerning the Principles of Thought, Sensation, and Reflection; and the Manner how those noble Endowments are disconcerted under the foregoing Diseases. By Nicholas Robinson, M.D. and of the College of Physicians, London.

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• Nicholas Robinson (Author)

Imprint

London: Printed [by Samuel Aris] for A. Bettesworth, W. Innys, and C. Rivington, M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]

Publication year

1729-1729

ESTC No.

T54640

Grub Street ID

281426

Description

xvi,408p. ; 8⁰

Note

Titlepage in red and black.- Printed by Aris on the evidence of two signed ornaments.