"OR, in a more gross Similitude, the Intelligent Principle is like a Bell in a Steeple, to which there are an infinite Number of Hammers all around it, with Ropes of all Lengths, terminating or touching at every Point of the Surface of the Trunk or Case, one of whose Extremities being pull'd or touch'd by any Body whatsoever, conveys a measur'd and proportion'd Impulse or Stroke to the Bell, which gives the proper Sound"
The English Malady: or, a Treatise of Nervous Diseases of All Kinds
At least 8 entries in ESTC (1733, 1734, 1735).<br>
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See <u>The English Malady: or, a Treatise of Nervous Diseases of All Kinds, As Spleen, Vapours, Lowness of Spirits, Hypochondriacal, and Hysterical Distempers, &c. In Three Parts. Part I. of the Nature and Cause of Nervous Distempers. Part II. of the Cure of Nervous Distempers. Part III. Variety of Cases That Illustrate and Confirm the Method of Cure. With the Author’s Own Case at Large.</u> (London: Printed for G. Strahan in Cornhill, and J. Leake at Bath, 1733). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T53892">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;