Some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed . . . it is very well known, that they are every day dying . . . as fast as can be reasonably expected.
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If you have different options that you're not showing this might not be right, but it could be "scold" or possibly "hound".
Answer: I think it refers to Nature vs. Nurture. So the mind is affect by land because nature affects how a person acts and who they grow to be.
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