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Rh had indulg'd Des Cartes a hining and trong Imagination, whence he became a very ingular Peron both in private Life, and in his Manner of Reaoning. This Imagination could not conceal it elf even in his philoophical Works, which are every where adorn'd with very hining, ingenious Metaphors and Figures. Nature had almot made him a Poet; and indeed he wrote a Piece of Poetry for the Entertainment of Chritina Queen of Sweden, which however was uppres'd in Honour to his Memory.

embrac'd a Military Life for ome Time, and afterwards becoming a complete Philoopher, he did not think the Paion of Love derogatory to his Character. He had by his Mitres a Daughter call'd Froncine, who died young, and was very much regretted by him. Thus he experienc'd every Paion incident to Mankind.

was a long Time of Opinion, that it would be neceary for him to fly from the Society of his Fellow Creatures, and epecially from his Rh