"But whatever may be the physical cause, one thing is evident, that this aptitude of the mind of man, to receive impressions from feigned, as well as from real objects, contributes to the noblest purposes of life."
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;