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spirits, will love every appearance of such a dispo"^ 

 sition in others, and feel no tavourable prepofsefsion, 

 for any one whose look and manner indicate the want 

 of it. These two particulars which have been 

 pointed out, appear to be the sources of those 

 sudden prejudices we form at first sight, before we 

 are really acquainted with thetrue characters of 

 those we see. Where the characters of these dispo- 

 sitions are striking and obvious, peopleeasily account 

 for the consequences of them. But where the 

 indications of them are lefs pla;n, there is greater 

 diversity the in sudden judgements men form of the 

 character, and it is at the same time more diffi- 

 cult to trace the favourable or unfavourable pre- 

 judices they take to their source and origin. This 

 I fliall endeavour to explain a little more fully. 



Every one knows the surprising power of the af- 

 sociation of ideas by which a train of ideas which 

 have no natural relation or affinity with one ano- 

 ther, having been presented at the same time to the 

 mind, become so closely connected, that any one of 

 them being afterwards presented to the mind, it re- 

 calls the whole succtfsion ; and this h^jpens so 

 CO istantly, so instantaneously, that the combination 

 of these ideas which was only accidental or arbi- 

 trary, comes to be considered as natural ; and people 

 imagine that ideas that have always accompanied 

 one another in their minds, never were nor can be 

 . separated. It is almost needlefs to give instances ia 

 a matter so well known. 'Tis for this reason that 

 persons of a narrow confined education, who hare 



