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 the Animal that labours under it. Now it is evident that this Identification mut have been infinitely more perfect in the State of Nature, than in the State of Reaon. It is Reaon that engenders Self-love, and Reflection that trengthens it; it is Reaon that makes Man hrink into himelf; it is Reaon that makes him keep aloof from every thing that can trouble or afflict him: it is Philoophy that detroys his Connections with other Men; it is in conequence of her Dictates that he mutters to himelf at the ight of another in Ditres,. [sic] You may perih for aught I care, nothing can hurt me. Nothing les than thoe Evils, which threaten the whole Species, can disturb the calm Sleep of the Philoopher, and force him from his Bed. One Man may with Impunity murder another under his Windows; he has nothing to do but clap his Hands to his Ears, argue a little with himelf to hinder Nature, that tartles