Liberty; for which Reaſon the Beaſt cannot deviate from the Rules that have been preſcribed to it, even in Caſes where ſuch Deviation might be uſeful, and Man often deviates from the Rules laid down for him to his Prejudice. Thus a Pigeon would ſtarve near a Diſh of the beſt Fleſh-meat, and a Cat on a Heap of Fruit or Corn, tho' both might very well ſupport Life with the Food which they thus diſdain, did they but bethink themſelves to make a Trial of it: it is in this manner that diſſolute Men run into Exceſſes, which bring on Fevers and Death itſelf; becauſe the Mind depraves the Senſes, and when Nature ceaſes to ſpeak, the Will ſtill continues to dictate.
All Animals muſt be allowed to have Ideas, ſince all Animals have Senſes; they even combine their Ideas to a certain Degree, and, in this Reſpect, it is only the Difference of ſuch Degree, that conſtitutes the Differ-
