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" I mean those qualities of the air and climate, which are supposed to work insensibly on the temper, by altering the tone and habit of the body, and giving a particular complexion, which, though reflection and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet... "
Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged - Page 477
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Volume 1

David Hume - Ethics, Modern - 1753 - 382 pages
...giving a particular complexion, which tho' refleftion and Kafon may fometimes overcome, yet will it prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners. THAT the charafter of a nation wHl very much depend on moral caufes mull be evident to the moA fuperncial...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...giving a particular complexion ; which, though reflection and reafon may fometimes overcome, yet will it prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners. That the character of a nation will very much depend on moral caufes, mud be evident to the moil fuperftcial...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Volume 1

David Hume - Philosophy - 1804 - 592 pages
...giving a particular complexion, which, though reflection and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manner? . That the character of a nation will much depend on moral causes, must be evident to the most...
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Essays, moral, political, and literary

David Hume - Philosophy - 1809 - 868 pages
...giving a particular complexion, which, though reflection and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners. That the character of a nation will much depend on moral causes, must be evident to the most superficial...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 4

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...giving a particular complexion ; which though reflection and reason may sometimes overcome, yet will it prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners. That the character of a nation will very much depend on moral causes, must be evident to the most superficial...
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Prose

Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...giving a particular complexion ; which, tho' reflection and reafon may fometimes overcome, yet will it prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners. That the character of a nation will yery much depend on moral caufes, muft be evident to the moft fuperficial...
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The Monthly Messenger: A Repository of Information : Comprising Original ...

James Napier Bailey - Bible and science - 1840 - 250 pages
...giving a particular complexion, which though reflection, and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners."* Now some individuals attribute the formation of national character solely to the influence of food...
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Philosophical Works, Volume 3

David Hume - Philosophy - 1854 - 586 pages
...giving a particular complexion, which, though reflection and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners. That the character of a nation will much depend on moral causes, must be evident to the most superficial...
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The literary reader: prose authors, with biogr. notices &c. by H.G. Robinson

Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...giving a particular complexion ; which, though reflection and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners. That the character of a nation will much depend on moral causes, must be evident to the most superficial...
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The World's Cyclopedia of Biography, Volume 3

Biography - 1883 - 836 pages
...giving a particular complexion, which, though reflexion and reason may sometimes overcome it, will yet prevail among the generality of mankind, and have an influence on their manners." — (III. 225.) While admitting and exemplifying the great influence of moral causes, Hume remarks...
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