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 urpaes that of Males, and where it has never been oberved that, even among Savages, the Females had, like thoe of other Animals, tated Times of Paion and Indifference. Beides, among everal of thee Animals the whole Species takes Fire all at once, and for ome Days nothing is to be een among them but Confuion, Tumult, Diorder and Bloodhed; a State unknown to the human Species where Love is never periodical. We cannot therefore conclude from the Battles of certain Animals for the Poeion of their Females, that the ame would be the Cae of Man in a State of Nature; and tho' we might, as thee Contets don't detroy the other Species, there is at leat equal Room to think they would not be fatal to ours; nay it is very probable that they would caue fewer Ravages than they do in Society, epecially in thoe Countries where, Morality being as yet held in ome Eteem, the Jealouy of Lovers, and the