The Use of this doctrine, as apply'd to the Knowledge of mankind, is one of the subjects of the second book.

 

23 f. Its Necessity, in directing men to different purposes. The particular application of this to the several Pursuits of Men, and the General Good resulting thence, falls also into the succeeding books.

 

24 f. Its providential Use, in fixing our PRINCIPLE, and ascertaining our VIRTUE.

 

25 f. VIRTUE and VICE join'd in our Mixt Nature; the Limits near, yet the things separate, and evident. The Office of Reason.

 

26 f. VICE odious in itself, and how we deceive ourselves into it.

 

27 f. The ENDS of PROVIDENCE and General Good answer'd in our Passions and Imperfections. How usefully these are distributed to all Orders of men.

 

28 f. How useful these are to SOCIETY in General, and to INDIVIDUALS in particular, in every STATE, 261, and ev'ry AGE of Life, 271.

 

29 f. See farther, of the Use of this Principle in Man. Epist. 3, vv. 121, 124, 135, 145, 199 f., 318. And Epist. 4, vv. 358 and 368.

 

30 f. The whole Universe one System of Society.

 

31 f. Nothing made wholly for Itself, nor yet wholly for another, but the Happiness of all Animals mutual.

 

32 Several of the ancients, and many of the Orientals since, esteemed those who were struck by lightning as sacred persons, and the particular favourites of Heaven.

 

33 f. Reason or Instinct alike operate to the good of each Individual, and operate also to Society, in all Animals.

 

34 Demoivre, an eminent Mathematician.

 

35 f. How far SOCIETY carry'd by INSTINCT.

 

36 f. How much farther SOCIETY is carry'd by REASON.

 

37 f. Of the STATE of NATURE: That it was SOCIAL.

 

38 f. Reason instructed by Instinct in the Invention of ARTS, and in the FORMS of Society.

 

39 Oppian. Halieut. lib. i. describes this Fish in the following manner: »They swim on the surface of the Sea, on the back of their Shells, which exactly resembles the Hulk of a Ship; they raise two Feet like Masts, and extend a Membrane between, which serves as a Sail, the other two Feet they employ as Oars at the side. They are usually seen in the Mediterranean.«

 

40 f. Origine of POLITICAL SOCIETIES.

 

41 f.