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explicit and frequent, were it not for a thou-
fand unhappy caufes which promote divifion
and enmity between creatures of the fame
fpecies; different cuftoms, interefts, manners,
languages, all contribute to this confufion;
yet, in fpite of every obftacle, the neceffities
of a fellow-creature are at leaft underftood, if
not felt and relieved, by us. For mould a
ftranger from fome remote part of the globe
requeft a fervice, or intreat a favor,, though
ignorant of his language, we fhould yet dif-
cover his meaning and his wants, if they were
natural; becaufe we are well acquainted with
the manner in which we ourfelves mould in-
treat, if our fituation required intreaty: as
fhould thofe whom we befought refufe our
requeft, we mould perfectly comprehend their
denial without a word fpoken ; their actions or
appearance would relate it fufficiently clear.

This fyftem, I apprehend, is the foundation
of expreffion in general, and is equally appli-
cable to that part of expreffion which now
engages your confideration; for the head be-
ing in a fenfe the fource and feat of pafTion,
it is natural to fuppofe its effects fhould
be mod evident, forcible, and intelligible in
that member.

Passion is an emotion of the mind, which
exerts itfelf to attain what appears defirable,

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