"But a nature capable of sensation, that is of perception, that is of thought (to say nothing of spontaneous motion, of memory, nor of the passions) cannot be incapable of another mode of thinking, any more than finite extension can be capable of one figure alone, or a piece of wax that receives the impression of one seal cannot receive that of another."
Letters or Essays Addressed to Alexander Pope, Esq.
At least 5 entries in ESTC (1754, 1777, 1793).<br>
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See "Letters or Essays Addressed to Alexander Pope, Esq." in the third volume of David Mallet's <u>The Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke</u>, 5 vols. (London : [s.n.], Printed in the Year 1754). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/N20935">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T147520">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from the third volume of <u>The Works of the Late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke</u>, 5 vols. (Dublin: Printed by P. Byrne: 1793). &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=FoArAAAAYAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;<br>
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Reading also in the 1967 reprint of <u>The Works of Lord Bolingbroke</u>, 4 vols. (London: Henry G. Bohn, 1844).