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  1   I,    0, 1     |            science of human nature, may be treated after two different
  2   I,    0, 1     |             its peculiar merit, and may contribute to the entertainment,
  3   I,    0, 2     |           some hidden truths, which may contribute to the instruction
  4   I,    0, 4     |       science be human, and such as may have a direct reference
  5   I,    0, 5     |        pleaded in their behalf.~ We may begin with observing, that
  6   I,    0, 5     |            inward search or enquiry may appear, it becomes, in some
  7   I,    0, 5     |             the other.~ Besides, we may observe, in every art or
  8   I,    0, 5     |            And though a philosopher may live remote from business,
  9   I,    0, 6     |             though these researches may appear painful and fatiguing,
 10   I,    0, 6     |          the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.
 11   I,    0, 7     |        unsuccessful former attempts may have proved, there is still
 12   I,    0, 7     |           of succeeding generations may reach discoveries unknown
 13   I,    0, 7     |             some moments, prevails, may give place afterwards to
 14   I,    0, 8     |           more obvious this science may appear (and it is by no
 15   I,    0, 8     |            the immediate perception may be distinguished by reflexion;
 16   I,    0, 8     |         success in these enquiries, may give us a juster notion
 17   I,    0, 9     |                              9. But may we not hope, that philosophy,
 18   I,    0, 9     |            attention of the public, may carry its researches still
 19   I,    0, 9     |           on another; which, again, may be resolved into one more
 20   I,    0, 9     |            how far these researches may possibly be carried, it
 21   I,    0, 9     |             human understanding, it may at last be happily achieved;
 22   I,    0, 9     |        happily achieved; if not, it may, however, be rejected with
 23   I,    0, 9     |             more ardent application may bring these sciences still
 24   I,    0, 9     |            pretensions of this kind may justly be deemed more rash,
 25   I,    0, 10    |     whatever pains these researches may cost us, we may think ourselves
 26   I,    0, 10    |          researches may cost us, we may think ourselves sufficiently
 27   I,    0, 10    |              and as this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by
 28  II,    0, 11    |        imagination. These faculties may mimic or copy the perceptions
 29  II,    0, 11    |          the dullest sensation.~ We may observe a like distinction
 30  II,    0, 12    |               12. Here therefore we may divide all the perceptions
 31  II,    0, 13    |             Nothing, at first view, may seem more unbounded than
 32  II,    0, 13    |        never was seen, or heard of, may yet be conceived; nor is
 33  II,    0, 13    |        conceive virtue; and this we may unite to the figure and
 34  II,    0, 14    |             goodness and wisdom. We may prosecute this enquiry to
 35  II,    0, 15    |          allowed, that other beings may possess many senses of which
 36  II,    0, 16    |     contradictory phenomenon, which may prove that it is not absolutely
 37  II,    0, 16    |       opinion that he can: and this may serve as a proof that the
 38  II,    0, 17    |            into so clear a light we may reasonably hope to remove
 39  II,    0, 17    |           remove all dispute, which may arise, concerning their
 40  II,    0, 17    |          precedent perception, then may we assert that all our impressions
 41 III,    0, 19    |           association except these, may be difficult to prove to
 42 III,    0, 19(*) |       connexion among Ideas: but it may, perhaps, be considered
 43  IV,    I, 20    |             human reason or enquiry may naturally be divided into
 44  IV,    I, 21    |          conceived by the mind.~ It may, therefore, be a subject
 45  IV,    I, 21    |            so important an enquiry, may be the more excusable; while
 46  IV,    I, 21    |            guide or direction. They may even prove useful, by exciting
 47  IV,    I, 22    |            fire, and the one effect may justly be inferred from
 48  IV,    I, 24    |          tiger?~ But the same truth may not appear, at first sight,
 49  IV,    I, 25    |           the following reflections may, perhaps, suffice. Were
 50  IV,    I, 25    |           their contact or impulse; may I not conceive, that a hundred
 51  IV,    I, 25    |             follow from that cause? May not both these balls remain
 52  IV,    I, 25    |            remain at absolute rest? May not the first ball return
 53  IV,    I, 26    |                        26. Hence we may discover the reason why
 54  IV,    I, 26    |          discover in nature; and we may esteem ourselves sufficiently
 55  IV,    I, 27    |    consequently, that a small force may remove the greatest obstacle
 56  IV,   II, 28    |        concerning that relation? it may be replied in one word,
 57  IV,   II, 28    |       implies a new question, which may be of more difficult solution
 58  IV,   II, 28    |            to us. By this means, we may make a kind of merit of
 59  IV,   II, 29    |            which for aught we know, may be only in appearance similar;
 60  IV,   II, 29    |            that the one proposition may justly be inferred from
 61  IV,   II, 29    |            required a medium, which may enable the mind to draw
 62  IV,   II, 30    |            is yet new, every reader may not trust so far to his
 63  IV,   II, 30    |           exist. For this reason it may be requisite to venture
 64  IV,   II, 30    |           argument.~ All reasonings may be divided into two kinds,
 65  IV,   II, 30    |           that the course of nature may change, and that an object,
 66  IV,   II, 30    |          which we have experienced, may be attended with different
 67  IV,   II, 30    |      different or contrary effects. May I not clearly and distinctly
 68  IV,   II, 30    |           and January, and decay in May and June? Now whatever is
 69  IV,   II, 31    |             guide of human life, it may surely be allowed a philosopher
 70  IV,   II, 32    |           that the course of nature may change, and that the past
 71  IV,   II, 32    |           change, and that the past may be no rule for the future,
 72  IV,   II, 32    |        their effects and influence, may change, without any change
 73  IV,   II, 32    |         regard to some objects: Why may it not happen always, and
 74  IV,   II, 33    |         search upon any subject, it may still, perhaps, be rash
 75  IV,   II, 33    |           for such a subject, there may still remain a suspicion,
 76  IV,   II, 33    |        argument or ratiocination, I may justly require you to produce
 77  IV,   II, 33    |           argument is abstruse, and may possibly escape your enquiry;
 78   V,    I, 34    |        extirpation of our vices, it may only serve, by imprudent
 79   V,    I, 34    |            within our own minds, we may, at last, render our philosophy
 80   V,    I, 34    |              What that principle is may well be worth the pains
 81   V,    I, 35    |           effect. Their conjunction may be arbitrary and casual.
 82   V,    I, 35    |         arbitrary and casual. There may be no reason to infer the
 83   V,    I, 36(*) |           and a legal constitution, may be defended, either from
 84   V,    I, 36    |             be allowed, that reason may form very plausible conjectures
 85   V,    I, 37    |                     37. But here it may be proper to remark, that
 86   V,    I, 37    |            or memory, from which we may first proceed in drawing
 87   V,    I, 38    |           derived. By this means we may meet with some explications
 88   V,    I, 38    |            which, however accurate, may still retain a degree of
 89   V,    I, 38    |             the following enquiries may well be understood, though
 90   V,   II, 40    |     sentiment represented by it. It may not, however, be improper
 91   V,   II, 40    |         this sentiment; in hopes we may, by that means, arrive at
 92   V,   II, 40    |            at some analogies, which may afford a more perfect explication
 93   V,   II, 40    |             variety of terms, which may seem so unphilosophical,
 94   V,   II, 40    |           all the ways possible. It may conceive fictitious objects
 95   V,   II, 40    | circumstances of place and time. It may set them, in a manner, before
 96   V,   II, 40    |            manner of conception. We may make use of words which
 97   V,   II, 41    |    principles of associations, this may be established as a general
 98   V,   II, 41    |         operations of the mind.~ We may, therefore, observe, as
 99   V,   II, 41    |             person, though the mind may pass from the thought of
100   V,   II, 41    |             Roman Catholic religion may be considered as instances
101   V,   II, 42    |                              42. We may add force to these experiments
102   V,   II, 44    |                              44. We may observe, that, in these
103   V,   II, 44    |         some analogies, by which it may be explained. The transition
104   V,   II, 45    |          mechanical tendency, which may be infallible in its operations,
105   V,   II, 45    |       infallible in its operations, may discover itself at the first
106   V,   II, 45    |            of life and thought, and may be independent of all the
107  VI,    0, 46    |            the thought or reasoning may seem trivial and obvious;
108  VI,    0, 46    |       consider it more narrowly, it may, perhaps, afford matter
109  VI,    0, 46    |           discover the event, which may result from the throw of
110  VI,    0, 46    |         imagination, this operation may, perhaps, in some measure,
111 VII,    I, 48    |         employed, the object itself may be presented to the senses,
112 VII,    I, 48    |          wide of the premises.~ One may safely, however, affirm,
113 VII,    I, 48    |             through a few steps, we may be very well satisfied with
114 VII,    I, 48    |             geometry or physics, we may conclude, that, if there
115 VII,    I, 49    |       proper application of it, men may reach a greater clearness
116 VII,    I, 49    |            to attain. Complex ideas may, perhaps, be well known
117 VII,    I, 49    |          full light themselves, but may throw light on their correspondent
118 VII,    I, 49    |    obscurity. And by this means, we may, perhaps, attain a new microscope
119 VII,    I, 49    |       minute, and most simple ideas may be so enlarged as to fall
120 VII,    I, 50    |          the sources, from which it may possibly be derived.~ When
121 VII,    I, 50    |           out any other event which may result from them. The scenes
122 VII,    I, 51    |             internal impression. It may be said, that we are every
123 VII,    I, 52    |            body. This influence, we may observe, is a fact, which,
124 VII,    I, 52    |       beyond our comprehension?~ We may, therefore, conclude from
125 VII,    I, 52(*) |                                  It may be pretended, that the resistance
126 VII,    I, 53    |             power so great, that it may seem, at first sight, beyond
127 VII,    I, 53    |      omnipotence of its Maker, if I may be allowed so to speak,
128 VII,    I, 56    |            its proper operation, it may serve all the purposes of
129 VII,    I, 56    |           two following reflections may suffice.~
130 VII,    I, 57    |             abysses. And however we may flatter ourselves that we
131 VII,    I, 57    |   verisimilitude and experience, we may be assured that this fancied
132 VII,    I, 57    |             to conceive that motion may arise from impulse than
133 VII,    I, 57    |           from impulse than that it may arise from volition? All
134  II,    0, 60    |           experience, therefore, we may define a cause to be an
135  II,    0, 60    |         also we have experience. We may, therefore, suitably to
136  II,    0, 60    |           perfect definition, which may point out that circumstance
137  II,    0, 60    |            an idea of the other. We may consider the relation of
138  II,    0, 61    |             find any impression, we may be certain that there is
139  II,    0, 61    |        similar to any instance that may, at present, occur to us;
140 VIII,    I, 62   |           controversy. For how easy may it seem to give exact definitions
141 VIII,    I, 62   |         remains still undecided, we may presume that there is some
142 VIII,    I, 62   |           search of arguments which may give them the victory over
143 VIII,    I, 62   |             region of spirits, they may long beat the air in their
144 VIII,    I, 63   |          the argument here proposed may, perhaps, serve to renew
145 VIII,    I, 64   |    exactness that a living creature may as soon arise from the shock
146 VIII,    I, 65   |   conjunction of similar events, we may possibly satisfy ourselves
147 VIII,    I, 65   |             materials from which we may form our observations and
148 VIII,    I, 67   |           extraordinary actions, we may consider the sentiments
149 VIII,    I, 67   |           handles only dead matter, may be disappointed of his aim,
150 VIII,    I, 67   |           the contrariety of events may not proceed from any contingency
151 VIII,    I, 68   |       unexpected resolutions of men may frequently be accounted
152 VIII,    I, 68   |     internal principles and motives may operate in a uniform manner,
153 VIII,    I, 69   |           always been conjoined; it may seem superfluous to prove
154 VIII,    I, 70   |            or figure and motion. We may change the name of things;
155 VIII,    I, 70   |          built and founded.- But he may have been seized with a
156 VIII,    I, 70   |             and unknown frenzy.- So may a sudden earthquake arise,
157 VIII,    I, 70   |          pavement at Charing Cross, may as well expect that it will
158 VIII,    I, 71   |       opinion. The matter, I think, may be accounted for after the
159 VIII,    I, 71   |            in voluntary actions; we may be more easily led to own
160 VIII,    I, 71   |           And though this reasoning may contradict the systems of
161 VIII,    I, 71   |     rejected by any philosopher. It may only, perhaps, be pretended
162 VIII,    I, 72   |       inference above mentioned. We may, perhaps, find that it is
163 VIII,    I, 72(*)|             the doctrine of liberty may be accounted for, from another
164 VIII,    I, 72(*)|        experience which we have, or may have, of liberty or indifference,
165 VIII,    I, 72(*)|           or intelligent being, who may consider the action; and
166 VIII,    I, 72(*)|          any succeeding one. Now we may observe, that, though, in
167 VIII,    I, 72(*)|           certain, that, however we may imagine we feel a liberty
168 VIII,    I, 73   |        choose to remain at rest, we may; if we choose to move, we
169 VIII,    I, 73   |             choose to move, we also may. Now this hypothetical liberty
170 VIII,    I, 74   |              Whatever definition we may give of liberty, we should
171 VIII,   II, 75   |             its support.~ Necessity may be defined two ways, conformably
172 VIII,   II, 75   |            or religion, whatever it may be to natural philosophy
173 VIII,   II, 75   |       philosophy or metaphysics. We may here be mistaken in asserting
174 VIII,   II, 76   |        prevent the evil actions. We may give to this influence what
175 VIII,   II, 76   |              The actions themselves may be blameable; they may be
176 VIII,   II, 76   |   themselves may be blameable; they may be contrary to all the rules
177 VIII,   II, 76   |   ignorantly and casually, whatever may be the consequences. Why?
178 VIII,   II, 78   |            here been treated of. It may be said, for instance, that,
179 VIII,   II, 78   |             Ignorance or importence may be pleaded for so limited
180 VIII,   II, 79   |      torments. These enlarged views may, for a moment, please the
181 VIII,   II, 80   |          and disturbance: Whence it may reasonably be presumed,
182  IX,    0, 82    |             analogical observations may be carried farther, even
183  IX,    0, 83    |            rewards and punishments, may be taught any course of
184  IX,    0, 83    |              In all these cases, we may observe, that the animal
185  IX,    0, 84    |            understandings; since it may well employ the utmost care
186  IX,    0, 84(*) |      derived merely from custom, it may be asked how it happens,
187  IX,    0, 85    |           of things; and as one man may very much surpass another
188  IX,    0, 86    |        produce any effect, one mind may be much larger than another,
189   X,    I, 96    |          but it is certain, that he may happen, in the event, to
190   X,    I, 96    |       himself mistaken. However, we may observe, that, in such a
191   X,    I, 96    |     contrariety of events, which we may learn from a diligent observation.
192   X,    I, 97    |             particular instance; we may observe that there is no
193   X,    I, 97    |             reasoning, perhaps, one may deny to be founded on the
194   X,    I, 97    |        determine all disputes, that may arise concerning them, is
195   X,    I, 98    |      evidence, in the present case, may be derived from several
196   X,    I, 98    |             of the same kind, which may diminish or destroy the
197   X,    I, 98(*) |            is always uncertain. One may sometimes conjecture from
198   X,    I, 98(*) |           Such an event, therefore, may be denominated extraordinary,
199   X,    I, 99(*) |                  Sometimes an event may not, in itself, seem to
200   X,    I, 99(*) |             an influence. A miracle may be accurately defined, a
201   X,    I, 99(*) |          invisible agent. A miracle may either be discoverable by
202   X,   II, 101   |         which a miracle is founded, may possibly amount to an entire
203   X,   II, 102   |                    93. Secondly. We may observe in human nature
204   X,   II, 102   |            authority. A religionist may be an enthusiast, and imagine
205   X,   II, 102   |             what has no reality: he may know his narrative to be
206   X,   II, 102   |           equal force. His auditors may not have, and commonly have
207   X,   II, 103   |             though this inclination may at intervals receive a check
208   X,   II, 103   |       particular facts, by which it may be distinctly refuted. And
209   X,   II, 104   |                               95. I may add as a fourth reason,
210   X,   II, 104   |          they relate. This argument may appear over subtile and
211   X,   II, 105   |         miraculous cures. The story may be seen in that fine historian; *
212   X,   II, 105   |       judgement and veracity, as we may well presume; eye-witnesses
213   X,   II, 105   |             Cardinal de Retz, which may well deserve our consideration.
214   X,   II, 105   |          force of the evidence, and may double our surprise on this
215   X,   II, 106   |          cause?~ The smallest spark may here kindle into the greatest
216   X,   II, 107   |      annihilation; and therefore we may establish it as a maxim,
217   X,   II, 108   |           the limitations here made may be remarked, when I say,
218   X,   II, 108   |          own, that otherwise, there may possibly be miracles, or
219   X,   II, 108   |       whatever specious pretence it may be covered.~ Lord Bacon
220   X,   II, 109   |            delivered, as I think it may serve to confound those
221   X,   II, 110   |            we have said of miracles may be applied, without any
222   X,   II, 110   |            that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Christian
223  XI,    0, 111   |           even at present, when she may be supposed more hardy and
224  XI,    0, 112   |           the ties of morality, and may be supposed, for that reason,
225  XI,    0, 114   |          ounces raised in any scale may serve as a proof, that the
226  XI,    0, 114   |            work before us; these we may safely conclude the workman
227  XI,    0, 115   |             present, appear, so far may we conclude these attributes
228  XI,    0, 116   |           own that such conjectures may, perhaps, be admitted as
229  XI,    0, 116   |          which, for aught you know, may be entirely imaginary, and
230  XI,    0, 116   |             course of nature, which may serve as a fuller display
231  XI,    0, 117   |           so earnestly contend, you may safely infer consequences
232  XI,    0, 118   |             them. That the divinity may possibly be endowed with
233  XI,    0, 118   |            have never seen exerted; may be governed by principles
234  XI,    0, 120   |             to which you appeal, it may be possible to refute this
235  XI,    0, 120   |        leave nothing imperfect; why may you not infer a more finished
236  XI,    0, 121   |          has probably undergone, or may still undergo. But what
237  XI,    0, 121   |          inferences concerning what may be expected from him; and
238  XI,    0, 122(*)|                      In general, it may, I think, be established
239  XI,    0, 122   |           ordinary course of nature may convince us, that almost
240  XI,    0, 122   |            intention of any man, it may often be reasonable, from
241  XI,    0, 122   |           be a superior perfection, may really be a defect. Or were
242  XI,    0, 123   |            them of such prejudices, may, for aught I know, be good
243  XI,    0, 123   |           and secure.~ After all, I may, perhaps, agree to your
244 XII,    I, 125   |     scepticism, when more moderate, may be understood in a very
245 XII,    I, 125   |          those prejudices, which we may have imbibed from education
246 XII,    I, 126   |         paradoxical tenets (if they may be called tenets) are to
247 XII,    I, 126   |            arguments, on which they may be founded.~ I need not
248 XII,    I, 129   |         find arguments, by which we may prove the existence of that
249 XII,    I, 130   |             propensities of nature, may they say, in assenting to
250 XII,   II, 133   |                             124. It may seem a very extravagant
251 XII,   II, 133   |      rectilineal angle, that as you may increase the diameter of
252 XII,   II, 133   |           curves and their tangents may be infinitely less than
253 XII,   II, 133(*)|             Whatever disputes there may be about mathematical points,
254 XII,   II, 135   |       common life. These principles may flourish and triumph in
255 XII,   II, 136   |        which, like other instincts, may be fallacious and deceitful.
256 XII,   II, 137   |      different system of astronomy, may hope to produce a conviction,
257 XII,   II, 137   |          displays principles, which may not be durable, but which
258 XII,   II, 137   |             And though a Pyrrhonian may throw himself or others
259 XII,   II, 137   |        remove the objections, which may be raised against them.~ ~
260 XII,  III, 138   |        academical philosophy, which may be both durable and useful,
261 XII,  III, 138   |       durable and useful, and which may, in part, be the result
262 XII,  III, 138   |         antagonists. The illiterate may reflect on the disposition
263 XII,  III, 138   |          few advantages, which they may have attained over their
264 XII,  III, 139   |          mitigated scepticism which may be of advantage to mankind,
265 XII,  III, 139   |     advantage to mankind, and which may be the natural result of
266 XII,  III, 139   |             determination, which we may form, with regard to the
267 XII,  III, 140   |     syllogistical reasonings, which may be found in every other
268 XII,  III, 140   |      quantity and number; and these may safely, I think, be pronounced
269 XII,  III, 141   |          demonstration. Whatever is may not be. No negation of a
270 XII,  III, 141   |            any being never existed, may be a false proposition,
271 XII,  III, 141   |           reason a priori, anything may appear able to produce anything.
272 XII,  III, 141   |             The falling of a pebble may, for aught we know, extinguish
273 XII,  III, 141(*)|           will of the supreme Being may create matter; but, for
274 XII,  III, 141   |            or some such fact, which may be the object of reasoning