"Nothing can oppose or retard the impulse of passion, but a contrary impulse; and if this contrary impulse ever arises from reason, that latter faculty must have an original influence on the will, and must be able to cause, as well as hinder, any act of volition."
A Treatise of Human Nature
Published anonymously with vols. I and II appearing in January in 1739 and vol. III appearing in November of 1740. Only 1 entry in the ESTC (1740).<br>
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David Hume, <u>A Treatise of Human Nature. Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects.</u> 3 vols. (London: Printed for John Noon, 1739; Thomas Longman, 1740). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T4002">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CW118260024&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004806339.0001.001">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/342">Link to OLL</a>&gt;<br>
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Reading David Hume, <u>A Treatise of Human Nature</u>, eds. D. F. and M. J. Norton (Oxford: OUP, 2000). Searching in Past Masters and OLL editions.