OF KATURAL HISTORY. J(5[ 



Moft human inftinfts receive improvement from experience 

 and obfervation, and are capable of a thoufaad modifications. 

 This is another fource of man's fupcriority over the brines. 

 When we are (limulated by a particular inftind, inftead of in- 

 ftantly obeying the impulfe, another inUinft arifes in oppofition, 

 creates hefitation, and often totally extinguiihes the original 

 motive to adion. The inftinft of fear is daily counteradled 

 by ambition or refentment ; and, in fome minds, fear is too 

 powerful for refentment, or any other inftinft we poffefs. The 

 inftind of anger is often reftrained by the apprehenfion of dan. 

 ger, by the fenfe of propriety, by contempt, and even by com- 

 paflion. Sympathy, which is one of our moft amiable inflinds, 

 frequently yields to anger, ambition and other motives. The 

 inftindlor fenfe of morahly is too often thwarted by ambition, 

 refentment, love, fear, and feveral of what I call modified or 

 compounded inflindls, fuch as avarice, envy, 8cc. 



The following are examples of modified, compounded, or 

 extended inftindls. 



SuperRition is the xu{lin£l of fear extended to imaginary 

 obje6ls of terror. 



Devotion is an extenfion of the inftin6l of love to the Firil 

 Caufe, or Author of the Univerfe. 



Reverence or refpe6l for eminent characters is a fpccics of 

 devotion. 



As'arice is the inilin6l of love dirc£led to an improper 

 objca. 



Hope is the inftin^t of love directed to future good. 

 Envy is compounded of love, avaiicc, ambition and fear. 

 Benevolence is the in{lin(il of love diiTafed over all animated 

 beings. 



Sympathy is the in(li:id of fear transfeircd to ancilieij. 

 pcrfor.; and rcflefled back ;ipon curC-jlvcs. 



