"Another spring of our constitution, that brings a great addition of force to moral sentiment, is, the love of fame; which rules, with such uncontrolled authority, in all generous minds, and is often the grand object of all their designs and undertakings."
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
Working from Nidditch's census and confirming 3 entries through the ESTC (1751, 1753, 1760, 1764, 1767, 1768, 1770, 1772, 1777).<br>
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First published as <u>An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. By David Hume, Esq</u> (London: Printed for A. Millar, 1751). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW119331113&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004806387.0001.000">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from David Hume, <u>Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Morals</u>. ed. L. A. Selby-Bigge, rev. ed. P. H. Nidditch (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1975).