There are some secret springs in the affections which, when they are set a-going by some object in view, or, though not in view, yet rendered present… - Daniel Defoe

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There are some secret springs in the affections which, when they are set a-going by some object in view, or, though not in view, yet rendered present to the mind by the power of imagination, that motion carries out the soul, by its impetuosity, to such violent, eager embracings of the object, that the absence of it is insupportable.

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About Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe (13 September 1660 - 24 April 1731), was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.

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Birth Name: Daniel Foe
Alternative Names: D. Defoe
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