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and necessities, to give much attention to those of another person. A savage, there|fore, whatever be the nature of his distress, expects no sympathy from those about him, and disdains, upon that account, to expose himself, by allowing the least weakness to escape him. His passions, how furious and violent soever, are never permitted to disturb the serenity of his countenance or the com|posure of his conduct and behaviour. The savages in North America, we are told, as|sume upon all occasions the greatest indiffer|ence, and would think themselves degraded if they should ever appear in any respect to be overcome, either by love or grief, or re|sentment. Their magnanimity and self-com|mand, in this respect, are almost beyond the conception of Europeans. In a country in which all men are upon a level, with regard to rank and fortune, it might be expected that the mutual inclinations of the two par|ties should be the only thing considered in marriages, and should be indulged without any sort of controul. This, however, is the country in which all marriages without ex|ception are made up by the parents, and in which a young man would think himself disgraced for ever, if he shewed the least
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The theory of moral sentiments: By Adam Smith, ...
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Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
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London :: printed for A. Millar; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh,
1759.

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