"Their root strikes deeper into the mind, and springs from the essential and universal properties of human nature."
The Natural History of Religion
At least 16 entries in the ESTC (1757, 1758, 1760, 1764, 1768, 1770, 1772, 1777, 1779, 1784, 1788, 1793, 1800)<br>
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See Hume, David. <u>Four Dissertations</u> (London: A. Millar, 1757). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T4011">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=tNcNAAAAQAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;