Of National Characters (1748) [ Concepts ]
… genial heat of the sun, in the countries exposed to his beams, inflames the blood, and exalts the passion between the sexes. Perhaps too, the matter may be accounted for by moral causes. All strong liquors are rarer in the north, and … to imagine. When love goes beyond a certain pitch, it renders men jealous, and cuts off the free intercourse between the sexes, on which the politeness of a nation will commonly much depend. And if we would subtilize and refine upon this …
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