"Nor is the lively impression, even in this case, the cause of belief, but only the occasion of it, by diverting the attention of the mind, from itself and its situation."
Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion
At least 3 entries in ESTC (1751, 1758, 1779).<br>
<br>Lord Kames, <u>Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion: in Two Parts.</u> (Edinburgh: Printed by R. Fleming, for A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, 1751). &lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004843595.0001.000">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;