all his publications, (for I shall mention nothing else,)
gives us the greatest reason to suspect him of such a
ludicrous imposition on the public. For to be sure it is only
ludicrous; or at most a trial of wit, like that of the
sophist, who gave us Phalaris' Epistles, or of him that
counterfeited Cicero's Consolation, or supplied the fragments
of Petronius. These literary amusements have been very common;
and unless supported by too violent asseverations, or
persisted in too long, never drew the opprobrious appellation
of impostor on the author.
He writes an ancient history of Britain, which is plainly
ludicrous. He gives us a long circumstantial history of the
emigrations of the Belgae, Cimbri, and Sarmatae, so
unsupported by any author of antiquity that nothing but a
particular revelation could warrant it; and yet it is
delivered with such seeming confidence, (for we must not think
he was in earnest,) that the history of the Punic wars is not
related with greater seriousness by Livy. He has even left
palpable contradictions in his narrative, in order to try the
faith of his reader. He tells us, for instance, that the
present inhabitants of Germany have no more connexion with the
Germans mentioned by Tacitus, than with the ancient
inhabitants of Peloponnesus: the Saxons and Angles, in
particular, were all Sarmatians, a quite different tribe from
the Germans, in manners, laws, language, and customs. Yet a
few pages after, when he pretends to deliver the origin of the
Anglo-Saxon constitution, he professedly derives the whole
account from Tacitus. All this was only an experiment to see
how far the force of affirmation could impose on the credulity
of the public: but it did not succeed; he was here in the open
daylight of Greek and Roman erudition, not in the obscurity of
his Erse poetry and traditions. Finding the style of his
Ossian admired by some, he attempts a translation of Homer in
the very same style. He begins and finishes, in six weeks, a
work that was for ever to eclipse the translation of Pope,
whom he does not even deign to mention in his preface; but
this joke was still more unsuccessful: he made a shift,
however, to bring the work to a second edition, where he says,
that, notwithstanding all the envy of his malignant opponents,
his name alone will preserve the work to a more equitable
posterity!
In short, let him now take off the mask, and fairly and openly
laugh at the credulity of the public, who could believe that
long Erse epics had been secretly preserved in the Highlands
of Scotland, from the age of Severus till his time.
The imposition is so gross, that he may well ask the world how
they could ever possibly believe him to be in earnest?
But it may reasonably be expected that I should mention the
external positive evidence, which is brought by Dr. Blair to
support the authenticity of these poems. I own, that this
evidence, considered in itself, is very respectable, and
sufficient to support any fact, that both lies within the
bounds of credibility, and has not become a matter of party.
But will any man pretend to bring human testimony to prove,
that above twenty thousand verses have been transmitted, by
tradition and memory, during more than fifteen hundred years;
that is, above fifty generations, according to the ordinary
course of nature? verses, too, which have not, in their
subject, any thing alluring or inviting to the people, no
miracle, no wonders, no superstitions, no useful instruction;
a people, too, who, during twelve centuries, at least, of that
period, had no writing, no alphabet; and who, even in the
other three centuries, made very little use of that imperfect
alphabet for any purpose; a people who, from the miserable
disadvantages of their soil and climate, were perpetually
struggling with the greatest necessities of nature; who, from
the imperfections of government, lived in a continual state of
internal hostility; ever harassed with the incursions of
neighbouring tribes, or meditating revenge and retaliation on
their neighbours. Have such a people leisure to think of any
poetry, except, perhaps, a miserable song or ballad, in praise
of their own chieftain, or to the disparagement of his rivals?
I should be sorry to be suspected of saying any thing against
the manners of the present Highlanders. I really believe that,
besides their signal bravery, there is not any people in
Europe, not even excepting the Swiss, who have more plain
honesty and fidelity, are more capable of gratitude and
attachment, than that race of men. Yet it was, no doubt, a
great surprise to them to hear that, over and above their
known good qualities, they were also possessed of an
excellence which they never dreamt of, an elegant taste in
poetry, and inherited from the most remote antiquity the
finest compositions of that kind, far surpassing the popular
traditional poems of any other language; no wonder they
crowded to give testimony in favour of their authenticity.
Most of them, no doubt, were sincere in the delusion; the same
names that were to be found in their popular ballads were
carefully preserved in the new publication; some incidents,
too, were perhaps transferred from the one to the other; some
sentiments also might be copied; and, on the whole, they were
willing to believe, and still more willing to persuade others,
that the whole was genuine. On such occasions, the greatest
cloud of witnesses makes no manner of evidence. What Jansenist
was there in Paris, which contains several thousands, that
would not have given evidence for the miracles of Abbé Paris?
The miracle is greater, but not the evidence, with regard to
the authenticity of Ossian.
The late President Forbes was a great believer in the second
sight; and I make no question but he could, on a month's
warning, have overpowered you with evidence in its favour. But
as finite added to finite never approaches a hair's breadth
nearer to infinite; so a fact incredible in itself, acquires
not the smallest accession of probability by the accumulation
of testimony.
The only real wonder in the whole affair is, that a person of
so fine a taste as Dr. Blair, should be so great an admirer of
these productions; and one of so clear and cool a judgment
collect evidence of their authenticity.
FOOTNOTES:
[465:1] _European Magazine_, May, 1784, p. 327.
[468:1] See this observation commented on by Blair, in vol. ii. p. 167.
[468:2] Laing's History, iv. 496. Report of the Highland Society on
Ossian's Poems.
[470:1] MS. R.S.E.
[471:1] Laing's History, iv. 500. Report of the Highland Society.
[471:2] See this referred to in Vol. II., p. 85.
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INDEX.
Abercrombie--General James, i. 212, 222, 311.
Abingdon--Lord, ii. 185.
Adam--John, architect, ii. 174, 187, 195, 286.
----, William--Lord Chief Commissioner, ii. 174.
His notices of Hume, 439.
----, Mrs., ii. 174, 286.
Advocates' Library.
Hume as librarian, i. 367.
Its extent, 373.
French works removed from, as improper, 395.
Hume resigns librarianship of, ii. 18.
Aiguillon--Duchesse de, ii. 175.
Albemarle--Lord, i. 245-246.
Alembert--D', i. 94; ii. 181.
Hume's friendship with, 218, 270, 323, 345, 348, 350, 354, 355, 377,
489.
Allen--Dr., his inquiry into the rise and progress of the royal
prerogative, ii. 122.
Amelia--The Princess, ii. 292.
Ancient Nations--Essay on the populousness of, i. 363.
Anderson--Revd. George, i. 425.
His writings against Hume and Lord Kames, 428.
His death, 432.
Anderson--Dr. Walter, i. 424.
Annandale--Marquis of.
His invitation to Hume, i. 170.
His mental condition, 172.
Hume's residence with, 170, _et seq._
----, Marchioness-Dowager of, i. 185.
Letter to, 203.
Anson--Madame, ii. 236.
Anstruther--General, i. 383.
Antiquaries.
Their use to the historian, ii. 122-123.
Antiquity, the populousness of.
Dissertation on, i. 326.
Aquinas--His theory of association, i. 286.
Its alleged similarity to Hume's, 287.
Argyle--Duke of, ii. 55.
Armstrong--Dr., ii. 64, 148.
Arnauld--Antony, i. 432.
Artois--Comte d', ii. 178.
Assembly--General.
Its proceedings against Hume, i. 429.
Overture to, regarding him, 430.
Association--Hume's theory of, i. 286.
Aylesbury--Lady, ii. 305, 385.
Bacon--Lord, ii. 67.
Balance of trade--Hume's opinions on, i. 358.
Balcarras--Earl of, letter to, i. 412.
His appearance, 413.
Balfour--James of Pilrig, i. 160, 345; ii. 192, 414, 415.
Bank--Cash credit in.
Its nature, i. 359.
Banking--Hume's remarks on, i. 359.
Barbantane--Marquise de, ii. 280, 309, 322, 360.
Barré--Colonel, ii. 150, 289.
Bastide--M., ii. 236, 241.
Bath--Hume's visit to, ii. 495, _et seq._
Bayard--The Chevalier, ii. 441.
Beauchamp--Lord, ii. 161, 162, 171, 183, 204, 245, 268, 287.
Beauvais--Princess, ii. 497.
Beauveau--Madame de, ii. 206.
Beccaria, i. 121.
Bedford--Duke of, ii. 279, 280, 285, 290.
----, Duchess of, ii. 279.
Bellman's Petition, i. 315, 317.
Belot--Madame, her translation of Hume's works, ii. 176.
Bentham, i. 121, 384.
Berri--Duc de, ii. 178.
Bertrand--Professor, ii. 187.
Betham--Mr. and Mrs., i. 411.
Birch--Dr., i. 416, 436; ii. 82.
Black--Joseph.
Letters from, ii. 488, 514-515.
Blacklock--Thomas, i. 385.
Hume's first acquaintance with, 388.
His ideas of light and colours, 389.
Account of his early life, 390.
Publication of his poems, 392.
Miscellaneous notices of, 393, 398; ii. 164, 454.
Letters from, 399.
Blacklock--Mrs., ii. 401.
Blackwell--Hume's criticism on his Court of Augustus, i. 434.
Blair--Dr., i. 427; ii. 86, 115, 117, 139, 153, 167, 175, 192, 198.
Letters to, 180, 181, 193, 229, 265, 267, 286, 288, 297, 310, 312,
318, 344, 365, 371, 386, 395, 421, 472.
----, Robert, President of the Court of Session, ii. 423.
Blanc--Abbé le, i. 365.
His translations from Hume, 366.
Letter to, 406, 409; ii. 347.
Bologna--University of, i. 151.
Bon--Abbé le, his death, ii. 428.
Bonne--Hume's account of, i. 249.
Boswell--James, received Johnson in Hume's house, ii. 138, 139, 307,
441.
Boufflers--Madame de, ii. 72.
Account of, 90.
Her letters to Hume, 94, 99, 106, 110.
Letters to, 114, 205, 246, 247.
Notice of, 251, 279, 280, 298, 303, 323, 330, 346, 352, 353, 429.
Last letter to, 513.
Bourgés--University of, i. 151.
Bower--Archibald, ii. 58.
Boyle--The Honourable Mr., i. 293.
Brand--Mr., ii. 225.
Breda--Hume's account of, i. 244.
Brest, ii. 63.
Brienne, Archbishop of Toulouse, ii. 283, 497.
Bristol--Lord, ii. 407.
Brodie--George, ii. 66.
Brougham--Lord, ii. 348.
His opinion of Hume's Political Discourses, i. 354.
Brown--Dr. John, ii. 23.
Browne--Sir Thomas, i. 94.
Bruce--Professor, ii. 192.
Bruyére--La, i. 148.
Buccleuch--Duke of, ii. 58, 227, 467.
Buchan--Lord, ii. 455.
Buckingham--Mrs., ii. 186.
Buffon--M. de, ii. 181, 299.
Bunbury--Mr. afterwards Sir Charles, ii. 159, 164, 189, 239, 277, 280.
----, Lady Sarah, ii. 239.
Burke--Edmund, i. 351, 353; ii. 59, 333, 449.
Burnet--James, Lord Monboddo, i. 394; ii. 204, 231.
Bute--Lord, ii. 34, 149, 159, 162, 163, 187, 258, 265, 282, 290, 334,
407; ii. 418.
Butler--Samuel, ii. 90.
----, Bishop, i. 64, 143.
Caldwell--Sir James, i. 260.
Calton Hill--Hume's monument on, ii. 518.
Campbell--Dr. George, ii. 115, 116.
Letter to, 118.
Letter from, 119.
Notice of, 154.
Carlyle--Dr., ii. 88, 164, 266, 472.
Carraccioli, ii. 53.
Carre--George, of Nisbet, i. 115.
Cause and Effect--Hume's views of, i. 79.
Their effect on Kant, ib.
Causes--unseen, aptly illustrated by Hume, i. 83.
Charles Edward--his insurrection, i. 175.
Anecdotes of, ii. 462.
Charlemont--Lord.
Description and anecdotes of Hume by, i. 270, 394; ii. 116, 223.
Chatham--Lord, ii. 396, 406, 418.
Hume's dislike to, ii. 420, 422.
Chaulieu, 510.
Chesterfield--Lord, ii. 131, 160.
Cheyne--Dr. George, i. 42.
His work, "The English Malady," i. 43.
Chivalry--Essay on, i. 18-25.
Choiseul--Duc de, ii. 228, 500.
----, Duchesse de, her civilities to Hume, ii. 169.
Choquart--Abbé, ii. 242, 261, 262, 271, 273.
Christianity--cannot be injured by theories purely metaphysical, i.
86, 88.
Church--Catholic.
Hume's treatment of, ii. 5.
----, Scottish Episcopal.
Its condition in Hume's time, ii. 6.
----, English.
Hume's sympathies with, ii. 9.
Churchill--Charles, ii. 148.
Chute--Mr., ii. 225.
Cicero--Orations of.
Essay on, i. 144, 145.
Clagenfurt in Carinthia.
Hume's account of, i. 264.
Clairaut--M., ii. 295.
Clarendon--as a historian, i. 404.
Clark--General, ii. 172, 195.
Clarke--Dr. Staniers, ii. 179.
Cleghorn--William.
Appointed Professor of Moral Philosophy, i. 170.
Clephane--Dr.
Letters to, i. 314, 376, 379, 381, 384, 397, 408, 433; ii. 38, 443.
Clow--Mr., Professor of logic in the University of Glasgow, i. 351;
ii. 199.
Club--The Poker.
Its proceedings, ii. 456.
Coblentz--Hume's account of, i. 249.
Cockburn--Mrs.
Letter from, ii. 230, 424, 449.
Coke--Sir Edward, ii. 69.
Colebroke--Sir George, ii. 460, 467.
Coleridge--His charge against Hume, i. 286.
How disproved, 287.
Cologne--Hume's account of, i. 248.
Condé--Prince of, ii. 92.
Constitutional theories--Hume's, ii. 65, 67, 73.
Conti--Prince of, ii. 90, 221, 246, 297, 307.
----, Princess of, ii. 245.
Conway--Marshal, ii. 156-157, 283, 284, 305, 307, 324, 326, 351, 365,
371, 374.
----, Appoints Hume under-secretary, ii. 382, 396, 407.
Corby castle, i. 226.
Corneille, ii. 196.
Coutts--Provost, i. 165.
----, Thomas, ii. 476.
----, James, ii. 476.
Cowley, ii. 90.
Craigie--Professor, i. 350.
Crawford--James, i. 233; ii. 149, 500.
Crébillon--His "L'Ecumoire," i. 395; ii. 428.
Crowle--Anecdote regarding, i. 306.
Cudworth, i. 94.
Cullen--Dr.
Letter to, i. 350, 418.
Notice of, 411; ii, 199.
Letters from, ii. 488, 489, 515.
Currency--Hume's views on, ii. 426.
D'Angiviller--M., ii. 216.
Dalrymple--Sir David, i. 395; ii. 415, 416.
----, Sir John, ii. 37, 467.
Dauphin of France--His attentions to Hume, ii. 177-178.
Notice of, 286.
Davenport--Richard, ii. 313.
Gives Rousseau a retreat at Wooton, 319.
Notice of, 323, 327, 328.
Letter from, 335, 336, 343, 345, 364, 367, 368, 370.
Notice of, 374, 378, 379.
Deffand--Madame du.
Character of, ii. 214.
Her quarrel with Mademoiselle de L'Espinasse, 215.
De Lolme, i. 137.
D'Epinay--Madame.
Anecdote from, ii. 224.
Dettingen--Battle-field of, i. 252.
Deyverdun, ii. 410.
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion--Their characteristics, i.
328-330.
Account of them in a letter to Sir Gilbert Elliot, 332; ii. 490.
Dickson--David, ii. 383.
Diderot, ii. 181, 220.
D'Ivernois--M., ii. 325.
Divine right--Hume's opinions on, i. 123-124.
Dodwell--Mr., ii. 386.
Donaldson--Alexander, i. 431; ii. 4, 82.
Douglas--Mr., ii. 204.
----, Dr., afterwards Bishop of Carlisle, ii. 78, 87.
---- cause, ii. 150, 163, 203, 421, 423.
---- of Cavers, ii. 407.
----, Duchess of, ii. 232.
----, Lady Jane, ii. 424.
----, Tragedy of. Hume's criticism on, i. 419.
Rehearsal of, 420.
Dow--Colonel, ii. 461.
Duclos, ii. 181, 347.
Dupré de St. Maur--Madame, ii. 168, 347.
Durand--M., ii, 378.
Dysart--Mrs., of Eccles.
Hume's correspondence with, i. 337.
Dyson--Mr., ii. 132, 408.
Earthquakes--Fears regarding, i. 298.
Economy--Political.
See Political Economy.
Edmondstoune--Colonel, i. 212, 397, 409.
Letter to, ii. 182.
Letter from, to Hume, 185.
Letters to, 187, 473.
Letter from, 474, 508.
Education--On the influences of, i. 85.
----, State of, in Scotland, in 17th and 18th centuries, i. 151.
Egmont--Countess of, ii. 299.
Election--Westminster, in 1749, i. 305.
Elibank--Lord, letters to, i. 192, 387; ii. 167, 252, 256, 257, 260.
Elliot--Sir Gilbert, of Minto.
Hume's intercourse with, i. 320.
Letters to, 321, 324.
His criticism on Hume's Dialogue, 323.
Hume's reply to, 324.
Account of the "Epigoniad" to, ii. 25.
Letter to, 32.
Letters to, 144, 159, 189.
Letter from, 233.
Reply, 235.
Letters to, 240, 244, 261, 270, 273, 280, 406, 407, 414.
Letter from, 415.
Letters to, 432, 434.
----, Gilbert, younger of Minto, afterwards Governor-general of India,
ii. 233, 262, 271, 273, 281.
Elliot--Sir John, of Stobs, ii. 407.
----, Anne, ii. 345.
----, Hugh, ii. 262, 271, 273, 281.
----, Lady, ii. 415, 446.
----, Miss, ii. 62, 90.
----, Peggy, ii. 62
"Emile"--Criticism on, ii. 114.
England--History of.
Rapidity with which it was composed and printed, i. 381; ii. 121.
"English Malady," by Dr. Cheyne--Extracts from, i. 43-46.
Entails--Device for breaking, ii. 32.
Epicurean--The.
Remarks on, i. 142.
Epicurus, i. 142.
"Epigoniad."
Some account of, ii. 25.
Hume's partiality to, 31.
Its rejection by the public, 34, 37.
Eriot--Professor, ii. 241.
Erskine--Sir Harry, i. 212.
Letter to, 219.
His illness, 264, 397, 409; ii. 159.
Erskine--John, ii. 453.
Essay--Historical, on chivalry and modern honour, i. 18, 25.
Essays--Moral and Political, when published, and how, i. 136.
Their success, 143.
Third edition of, 289.
---- on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul, ii. 13.
---- on Political Economy, i. 354, 363.
Eugene--Prince.
His palace, i. 262; ii. 501
Fairholms--Bankruptcy of, ii. 195.
Falconer--Sir David, of Newton, i. 1.
Farquhar--John, ii. 154.
Ferguson--Sir Adam, ii. 451, 457.
----, Professor Adam.
Hume's commendation of, ii. 32.
Notice of, 34.
Appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy, 45.
Notice of, 56.
"Sister Peg" attributed to him, 83.
Hume's mystification on the subject, 88.
Letter to, 172.
Letter from, 175.
His Essay on the History of Civil Society, 385, 409, 440, 461.
----, a painter, ii. 409.
Fitzmaurice--Mr., ii. 163, 171.
Fitzroy--Charles, ii. 407.
Fléche--La.
Hume's residence in, i. 57.
Jesuit's College of, ib.
Fleury--Cardinal, 498.
Fontaine--La, Les Contes de, removed from the Advocates' Library, i.
395.
Forester--Colonel James.
His connexion with the Marquis of Annandale, i. 174.
Verses on his traveling to the Highlands of Scotland, ib.
Fourqueux, ii, 348.
France--State of morality in, during Hume's time, ii. 91.
----, Manners in, i. 53-54, 55-56; ii. 208.
Frankfort--Hume's account of, i. 251, 252.
Franklin--Benjamin, ii. 426, 427, 471, 476.
Fraser--James, i. 305.
Hume's character of, 308.
Free Trade--Hume as the founder of the principles of, ii. 520.
French literature.
Its licentious features, i. 395.
Galliani--Abbé, ii. 428.
Garden--Francis, ii. 204.
Garrick--David, ii. 141, 309, 421.
Gascoigne--Chief-justice, ii. 69.
Genlis--Madame de, ii. 221, 301.
Geoffrin--Madame.
Her position in Paris, ii. 210.
Specimen of her handwriting, 211.
Character of, 212, 471.
Geometry and Natural Philosophy--Dissertation on, i. 421.
Gerard--Alexander, ii. 55, 154, 155.
Gibbon--Edward, ii. 409.
Letter from, 410.
Letter to, 411, 484.
Gillies--Adam, ii. 138.
Glamorgan--Lord, ii. 77, 78.
Glanvill--Joseph, i. 83.
Glover--Richard, ii. 141.
Goodall--Walter, i. 374.
Anecdote regarding him, ib.; ii. 254.
Gordon--Father, ii. 201.
Government--Monarchical.
Hume's partiality for, i. 140.
Gower--Earl, i. 305.
Graffigny--M., ii. 390.
----, Madame de, ii. 391.
Grafton--Duke of, ii. 284, 397, 407, 432.
Grammont--Madame de, ii. 206.
Gregory--Dr., ii. 154, 155.
Grenville--George, ii. 191, 226, 265, 272, 274, 282.
Greville--Mrs.
Her Ode to Indifference, i. 228.
Grimm--Baron de, ii. 168, 223.
Guerchy--M. de, ii. 290, 373.
Guichiardin, i. 113.
His character of Alexander VI. 113-114.
Guigne--M. de, ii. 446.
Gustard--Doctor, ii. 504.
Hague--The.
Hume's account of, i. 243.
Hamilton--Duke of, i. 417.
----, Sir William, i. 288; ii. 153.
Halifax--Lord, ii. 160, 277.
Hall--Edward, ii. 72.
Hallam--Henry, ii. 66.
Hardwicke--Lord, ii. 465.
Harrington--Hume's opinion of, i. 361; ii. 481.
Hawke--Admiral, ii. 63.
Hay--Secretary to Prince Charles Edward, ii. 203.
Helvétius--His "De l'Esprit," i. 121; ii. 52.
Proposes Hume to translate it, 52.
Hume excuses himself, 53.
Notice of, 54, 57, 168, 131, 387.
His intercourse with Prince Charles Edward, ii. 464.
Henault--President, ii. 181, 266, 269.
Henry--Robert.
His History of Britain, ii. 469.
Hume's review of it, 470.
Hepburn--Rev. Thomas, ii. 472.
Herbert--Mr., ii. 162.
Hertford--Marquis of.
His appointment to the French Embassy, ii. 156.
Invitation to Hume, 156, 158.
Notice of, 159, 161, 164, 171, 172, 181.
Hume's opinion of, 183, 188, 197, 205, 232, 258, 269, 272, 274, 278.
Appointed lord-lieutenant of Ireland, 282, 284, 388.
----, Marchioness of, ii. 92, 161, 171, 280.
Hervey--Lady, ii. 225.
Historians--Benefit to, from being familiar with military service, i.
218, 221.
----, Knowledge requisite in, ii. 123-127.
History--Essay on, ii. 123, 126.
---- of England--Hume's.
Preparation of, i. 378.
Rapidity of composition, 381.
Its reception, 414.
Hobbes--Hume's remarks regarding, i. 77, 94.
Holbach--Baron d', ii. 346, 353, 357.
Holderness--Lord, ii. 194, 386, 463.
Holingshed--Raphael, ii. 73.
Holland--Lord, i. 403; ii. 239.
Home--Alexander, Solicitor General, i. 208.
----, Alexander, of Whitfield.
Letter to, i. 2-3.
----, Lord.
His relationship to the Humes, i. 3.
----, Henry.
Letters to, i. 62, 105, 144.
Letter from, 204.
His Essays, 426.
Anderson's writings against, 428.
Attacked in the General Assembly, 429.
His Law Tracts, ii. 56, 131, 195, 454.
----, John.
His "Douglas" noticed, i. 316, 392, 411; ii. 17.
Hume's interest in him, i. 418.
Hume's opinion of his "Douglas," i. 419; ii. 32.
Suppressed dedication to, 16.
His "Siege of Aquileia," 81, 159, 166, 188, 191, 199, 383, 444, 456,
475, 482.
His diary of a journey with Hume, 495.
Bequest of port wine to, 506, 507.
---- of Ninewells.
_See_ Hume.
----, Mrs., ii. 404.
----, Sir James, of Blackadder, i. 3.
Hope--Lord, ii. 56.
Human Nature, treatise of, i. 66.
Character of the work, 66, 97.
Its Style, 91.
----, Understanding, Philosophical Essays concerning, i. 271.
Inquiry concerning, 271.
Human Actions, as the object of inductive philosophy, i. 275.
Application of this theory to history, 276.
Hume--David, his birth and parentage, i. 2-3.
Account of his family, 2-7.
His opinions on the philosophy of family pride, 5.
Scenes of his boyhood, 8-9.
Account of his early years, 10-11.
Education, ib.
Early correspondence, 12-16.
Ambitious projects, 17.
Early writings, 18-19.
Essay on chivalry, 18-25.
Deserts the law, 26.
Letter to a physician, 30-39.
Goes to Bristol, 39.
Leaves Bristol for France, 48.
Visit to Paris, 49.
Residence at Rheims, 51-56.
Residence at La Fléche, 57.
Correspondence with Home, 62-65.
Preparing his treatise for press, 65.
Treatise of Human Nature, 66.
Treatise on the Passions, 99.
Review of Treatise in "Works of the Learned," 109.
Anecdote on the subject, 110.
Intercourse with Hutcheson, 112.
Application for a situation, 115.
Treatise on Morals, 120.
Extracts from memorandum book, 127-135.
Moral and Political Essays, their publication, 136.
Their character, 137-143.
His partiality for monarchical government, 140.
Opinions on the liberty of the press, 137-139.
Criticism on Cicero, 144-146.
Correspondence with Hutcheson, 146.
Correspondence with Mure, 153, 158.
Thoughts on religion, 162.
On prayer, 163.
Endeavours to obtain the professorship of moral philosophy, 165.
Opposition, 168-169.
Unsuccessful, 170.
Residence with the Marquis of Annandale, ib.
Dissension there, 182-190.
Its effect on Hume, 191.
He resigns the appointment, 193.
Different views of his resignation, 194.
State of society in Scotland at that time, 196.
Difficulty of means of subsistence, 196-197.
Position of the poor scholar, 199.
Offer from General St. Clair of the Secretaryship accepted, 208.
Expedition to the coast of France, 210.
One of the historians who have been familiar with military service,
218.
Letter to Sir Harry Erskine, 219.
To Henry Home, 220.
To Col. Abercrombie, 222.
Desponding remarks on public affairs, 224.
Returns to Ninewells, 225.
Supposed character of himself, found amongst his papers, 226.
His poetical attempts, 227-229.
Question whether he was ever in love, 231.
Poetic epistle to John Medina, 234.
Appointment as secretary to the mission to the court of Turin, 235.
Letter to James Oswald, 236.
Views regarding history, ib.
Disinclination to leave his studies, 239.
New edition of his Essays, ib.
Philosophical Essays, ib.
His position with General St. Clair, 240.
Extracts from the Journal of his journey to Italy, 240-271.
Hague, 242.
Breda, 244.
Nimeguen, 247.
Bonne, 249.
Coblentz, ib.
Frankfurt, 251.
Wurtzburg, 252.
Ratisbon, 255.
Vienna, 257.
Knittlefeldt, 262.
Trent, 264.
Mantua, 265.
Turin, 266.
Publication of his Philosophical Essays, 271.
Inquiry concerning Human Understanding, 272.
Doctrine of Necessity, 275.
Doctrines on Miracles, 279-285.
His mode of treating the subject, 281.
Leading principle of his theory concerning, 282.
Third edition of Essays, Moral and Political, 289.
His mother's death, 291.
Silliman's story, 292.
Disproved, 293.
Correspondence with Dr. Clephane, 296.
Westminster election, 305.
Document regarding James Fraser, 308.
Letters to Col. Abercrombie, 311, 312.
To Dr. Clephane, 314.
Bellman's Petition, 315, 317.
Correspondence with Sir Gilbert Elliot, 324.
Dissertation on the Populousness of Antiquity, 326.
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, 328.
Their character and tendency, 330.
Writes to Elliot regarding them, 331.
His brother's marriage, 337.
Letter to Mrs. Dysart, ib.
The independence of his mind, and moderation of his wishes, 340.
Letter to Michael Ramsay, 342.
His domestic arrangements, 344.
His theory of morals, 346.
Utilitarian system, 344.
Limited extent to which Hume carried it, 347.
Charge against it, 349.
Publication of Political Discourses, 350.
Is unsuccessful in his application for the chair of logic in
Glasgow, 350.
Letter to Dr. Cullen, 350.
Unfitness to be a teacher of youth, 352.
Political Discourses, 354.
Political economy, 355, 366.
Appointment, as keeper of the Advocates' Library, 367.
Letter to Dr. Clephane, 369, 376.
Account of domestic arrangements, 377.
Preparation of the History, 378.
Letter to Dr. Clephane, 379, 381.
Absorbing nature of his studies, 382.
Kindness to Blacklock, 385.
Letter to Joseph Spence, 388.
To Adam Smith, 393.
Gives Blacklock his salary as librarian, 393.
History of the Stuarts, 397.
Letter to Dr. Clephane, 397.
Conflicting opinions regarding the History of the Stuarts, 400.
Misapprehension regarding state of constitution, 403.
Inconsistencies between his philosophical and historical works, 405.
Letter to the Abbé le Blanc, 406.
To Dr. Clephane, 408.
To William Mure of Caldwell, 409.
To Mrs. Dysart, 410.
To Andrew Millar, 415.
To Adam Smith, 417.
Criticism on Home's "Douglas," 419.
_Edinburgh Review_, 422.
Attacked by Anderson, 429.
By the church courts, 430.
The second volume of the History of the Stuarts, ii. 5.
Its reception, ib.
Apologies for his treatment of religion, 10.
Unpublished preface, 11.
Essay on Suicide, 13.
Natural History of Religion, ib.
The suppressed Essays, ib.
Resigns the office of librarian, 18.
Dedication to Home, 21.
Third volume of the History, 22.
"Epigoniad," 25.
Warburton's attack, 35.
Goes to London, 47.
Correspondence with Dr. Robertson, 48.
Returns to Scotland, 65.
History of the Tudors, ib.
His constitutional theories, 67.
Alterations of the History in the direction of despotic principles,
73.
Specimens of alterations, 74-77.
Specimens of alteration in style, 79, 80.
Letter to Millar, 81.
To Robertson, 83.
Macpherson's "Ossian," 85.
Letter to Dr. Carlyle, 88.
To Adam Smith, 89.
Madame de Boufflers, 90.
Correspondence with Madame de Boufflers, 94-98, 102.
Rousseau, 102.
Letters from Earl Marischal, 104.
Criticism on "Emile," 114.
Publication of the History anterior to the accession of the Tudors,
120.
Intention to write an Ecclesiastical History, 130.
Correspondence with Millar, 132.
Residence in James's Court, 136.
Corrections of his works, 144.
His projects, 144-146.
Douglas cause, 150.
Criticisms on Reid's "Inquiry into the Human Mind," 153.
Accepts the office of secretary to the French embassy, 157.
Correspondence on the occasion, 157-160.
His celebrity in Paris, 167.
Feelings on the occasion, 171-172.
Attentions of the dauphin, 177.
Memoirs of James II., 179.
Advice to a clergyman, 185.
Secretaryship of the embassy, 188.
His pension, 191.
Letters from Paris, 193.
Madame de Boufflers, 205.
Social position in France, 207.
Notices by H. Walpole, 225.
Takes charge of Elliot's sons, 235.
Settles them in Paris, 244.
Liability to anger, 251.
Letter to Lord Elibank, 252.
Care of Elliot's sons, 273.
Secretaryship of legation, 278-281.
Is appointed to it, and to receive the salary, 284.
Expects to be secretary to Lord Hertford, as Lord-lieutenant of
Ireland, 287.
Is disappointed, 289.
Rousseau, 293.
Hume's first opinion of him, 299.
Brings him to England, 303.
Settles him at Wooton, 319.
Rousseau's quarrel, 326-330.
Publication of it, 354-360.
Walpole, 361.
Kindness to Rousseau, 381.
Appointed under secretary of state, 382.
His amiability of character, 390.
Compared with his nephew, Baron Hume, 402.
His interest in the education of his nephews, 403.
Influence in church patronage, 406.
His picture, 408.
Criticism of Robertson's Charles V., 412.
Views on currency, 426.
Returns to Edinburgh, 429.
Education of his nephews, 430.
His dislike of the English, 433.
His social character, 437.
Temper and disposition, 441.
His own account of his character, 442.
His conversation, 451.
Traditional anecdotes, 457.
Incidents regarding Prince Charles Edward, 462.
Review of Henry's History, 469.
Political opinions, 479.
Impatient for Smith's "Wealth of Nations," 483.
His last illness, 487, _et seq._
His will, 489.
Disposal of his manuscripts, 490.
Publication of the "Dialogues on Natural Religion," 491-493.
Negotiations with Smith on the subject, ib.
His journey to Bath, 495, _et seq._
John Home's account of their journey, ib.
His return, 506.
Party to bid him farewell, 507.
Correspondence, ib.
Smith's account of his latter days, 514.
Account of his death by Dr. Black and Dr. Cullen, 515.
His funeral and monument, 517-518.
Influence of his works on the opinions of the world, 519.
Hume, or Home of Ninewells--Anecdote of, i. 6, 7.
----, John of Ninewells, brother to Hume, i. 213.
Narrative of the Expedition to the coast of France, addressed to,
213-217.
His marriage, 337.
Letters to, ii. 290, 308, 396.
His character, 398.
----, David, afterwards Baron, ii. 400.
Compared with his uncle, 402, 405, 425, 474, 479, 480.
----, Joseph, of Ninewells, i. 1.
----, Joseph, younger.
His education, ii. 174, 175, 292, 398, 403, 404.
----, Director, i. 387.
----, John.
_See_ Home--John.
----, Mrs., verses by, i. 295.
----, Frank, ii. 199.
Huntingdon--Lady, ii. 506.
Hurd--Warburton's letter to, ii. 35.
Notice of, 50.
Hutcheson--Francis, i. 111.
Hume's correspondence with, 112.
His reflexions on Hume's papers, 112.
Letter to, 117, 146.
Ideas--Hume's theory of, i, 70.
Impressions--Hume's theory of, i. 73.
Inquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, i. 344.
Its tendency, ib.
---- concerning Human Understanding, its publication, 273.
Views developed in it, 274.
Irvine--Colonel, ii. 160.
James II.--Memoirs of, ii. 179, 200.
James's Court--Hume's residence in, description of, ii. 136.
Jardine--Dr., ii. 197, 230, 286.
His death, 317, 318.
Jeffrey--Lord, i. 403.
Jenyns--Soame, ii. 55, 59.
Johnson--Dr., ii. 122.
Anecdote of, 138, 420.
Johnstone of Hilton--Anecdote of, i. 6, 7.
----, Colonel John, i. 185.
----, Sir James--of Westerhall, i. 175, 176.
Letters to, 182, 184, 192.
Letter to, from Henry Home, 204.
Johnstone--Sir William, ii. 168.
Journal--Hume's, of his journey to Italy, i. 240, 271.
Judge Advocate--Hume appointed, i. 212.
Claim for half-pay, 222.
Justice Clerk--The, ii. 47.
Kames--Lord.
_See_ Home--Henry.
Kant--Effect of Hume's Theory of Cause and Effect on, i. 79.
His justification of Hume, 88.
Keith--Mr., ii. 431.
Keith--General, ii. 498.
Kenrick--William Shakspere, editor of _The London Review_, i. 110.
Kincaid--Alexander, i. 431; ii. 4, 81, 82.
Kirkpatrick--James, i. 387.
Knittlefeldt in Styria, Hume's account of it, i. 262.
Knox--John, ii. 58.
La Chapelle, ii. 270.
La Harpe, ii. 468.
Lansdowne--Lord, ii. 146.
Larpent--Mr., ii. 245, 271.
Law and government--first principles of, Hume's remarks on, i. 122.
Leechman--Dr., i. 160.
Hume's criticism on his sermon, 161, 411.
Legge, H. B., ii. 54.
Leslie--Sir John.
His professorship, i. 89.
L'Espinasse--Mademoiselle de.
Her position with Madame du Deffand, ii. 215.
D'Alembert's attachment to her, ib.
Notice of, 237.
Lestock--Admiral Richard, i. 210.
Leyden--University of, i. 151.
Lindsay--Lord, i. 413.
----, Lady Anne.
Her remembrances of Hume, ii. 445.
Liston--Mr., afterwards Sir Robert, ii. 245, 270, 271, 273, 280, 414.
Literature, French--State of, ii. 166.
Locke, i. 94; ii. 68.
Logic--chair of, in Glasgow, i. 350.
L'Orient--Port of, i. 211.
Expedition against, i. 211.
Loughborough--Lord, ii. 425.
Louis XV--Anecdotes of, 499.
Lounds--Mr., ii. 368.
Lyttelton--George Lord, i. 391, 433; ii. 55, 58, 79, 82, 226, 345.
Luze--M. de, ii. 303-305.
Macdonald--Sir James, ii. 228, 229, 257, 267, 272, 349.
Mackenzie--Henry, i. 58.
His ideas of Hume, ii. 438, 444.
Mackenzie, Stuart, ii. 258, 259.
Mackintosh--Sir James, i. 287.
Macpherson--James, i. 462; ii. 85, 461.
Malesherbes, ii. 219.
Maletête--M., ii. 428.
Mallet--David, ii. 3, 79, 82, 131, 140, 141.
Letter from, to Hume, 142.
Notice of, 144, 187, 232.
His death, 273.
----, Mrs., ii. 62, 141, 200, 232.
Malthus, i. 364.
Mansfield--Lord, ii. 163, 386, 415, 424, 466.
Mantua--Hume's account of, i. 265.
March--Lord, ii. 240, 241, 242, 245.
Marchmont--Lord, extraordinary adventure of, i. 237.
Marischal--Lord, ii. 103.
Letters from, 104, 105.
Notice of, 113, 139, 175, 179, 182, 217, 293, 295, 306, 313, 354,
464, 465.
Markham--Sir George, ii. 146.
Marlborough--Duke of, ii. 141.
----, Duchess of, ii. 141.
Marmontel, ii. 181, 196.
Martigny, ii. 52.
Masserane--Prince, ii. 428.
Mathematics.
Hume's application of, i. 73.
Mauvillon--Eléazar, i. 365.
Maxwell--Sir John, ii. 455.
Mead--Dr., i. 316.
Medina--John, poetic epistle to, by Hume, i. 234.
Memorandum book--Hume's.
Extracts from, i. 126-135.
Mesnieres--President, ii. 177.
Metaphysics.
Theories purely such not dangerous to religion, i. 86, 88.
Millar--Andrew, i. 415.
His views for Hume, ib.
Correspondence with, 421; ii. 2, 22, 34.
Notice of, 57, 64, 81.
Letters to, 130, 134, 135, 136, 138, 143, 147, 179, 199, 200, 231,
263, 264, 272, 393, 408.
----, Mrs., ii. 180, 200, 232.
----, Professor, ii. 474, 479, 480, 481.
Milton--Lord, ii. 46, 199.
Minto--Lord, i. 320; ii. 233.
Mirabeau, the elder, i. 365, 366.
Miracles--Doctrines on, i. 279-286.
Mirepoix--Madame de, ii. 244, 245.
Monarchical character--sacredness of, Hume's ideas on, ii. 70.
Monboddo--Lord, ii. 467.
_See_ Burnet.
Moncrief--David, ii. 431.
Money--Letter on the value of, i. 301.
----, Elements of the value of, according to Hume, i. 358-360.
Montesquieu, i. 92, 139.
His Esprit des Loix, i. 304.
His appreciation of Hume's critical works, 305, 365, 387.
Letters from, to Hume, 426.
Montigny--Trudaine de, letter from, ii. 167, 352.
----, Madame, ii. 348.
Moore--Mr., ii. 436.
Moral and Political Essays, their publication, i. 136.
---- Sentiments--Theory of, by Adam Smith, ii. 55.
Hume's appreciation of it, ib.
Morals--Treatise on, i. 120.
Principles of, inquiry concerning, 344.
The utilitarian, limited extent to which it was carried by Hume,
347.
Charge against it, 349.
Morellet--The Abbé, ii. 276, 337, 425.
Letter to, 426.
Morrice--Corbyn, ii. 147.
Mount Stuart--Lord, ii. 184.
Muirhead--Mr., i. 411.
Mure--William, of Caldwell, i. 380.
Letters to, i. 153, 158, 162, 165; ii. 19, 158, 165, 199, 200, 390,
391, 436, 478.
Murray--Lady Elliot, letter from, ii. 446.
----, Alexander, i. 306; ii. 93, 101, 168, 258, 259.
----, Mrs., ii. 281.
----, of Broughton, i. 167.
Musset Pathay, ii. 322, 325, 329, 330.
Nairne--Mr., ii. 456.
National characters--Essay on, i. 290.
Nationality--Hume's spirit of, ii. 31.
Natural Philosophy--Hume's notes on, i. 95-96.
Natural Religion--Dialogues concerning, i. 328, 330.
Arrangements regarding their publication, ii. 490-493.
Necessity--Doctrine of, i. 275.
Necker, ii. 487.
Neville--Mr., ii. 171.
Nicholas--Sir Harris.
His chronology of history, ii. 123.
Nicol--Miss, ii. 361.
Niebuhr, i. 218.
Nimeguen--Hume's account of, i. 247.
Ninewells, family residence of the Humes, i. 1, 8.
Nivernois--Duc de, ii. 286, 431, 449.
Nominalism--Hume's, a system of, i. 73.
North--Lord, ii. 479.
Norwich--Bishop of, ii. 54.
Note-book--Hume's, extracts from, i. 126-135.
Obedience--Passive, Hume's opinions on, ii. 70.
Orange--Prince of.
His popularity, i. 242.
Ord--Baron, ii. 436.
----, Miss, ii. 436, 494.
Original Contract--Essay of the, i. 290.
Orleans--Duke of, ii. 269.
----, Duchess of, ii. 269.
Ormond--James Butler, Duke of, ii. 77.
Ossian's Poems, ii. 85.
Essay on the authenticity of, 86.
Notice of, 180.
----, Papers regarding, i. 462.
Ossory--Lord, ii. 322.
Oswald--Sir Harry, ii. 188, 191.
----, James, of Dunnikier, i. 156, 222.
Letter to, 236, 301, 380.
Notice of, ii. 58.
Letter to, 149.
Notice of, 188.
Letter to, 275.
Page du Boccage--Madame de, ii. 213.
Paley--William, i. 152.
Palgrave--Sir Francis, ii. 122.
Paoli, King of Corsica, ii. 307.
Paris--Abbé, miracles at his tomb, i. 49-50.
----, Hume's first visit to, i. 49-51.
----, University of, i. 151.
Passions--Treatise on, i. 99.
Some account of, 104.
Dissertation on, 421.
Passive obedience--Essay of, i. 220.
Percy--Bishop, ii. 385.
Peyrou, du, ii. 335.
Philosophical Essays concerning the Human Understanding.
When published, i. 271.
Philosophy--System of, in the Treatise of Human Nature, i. 66, 97.
Its characteristic, 97.
Physician--Letter to, i. 30-39, 41, 42.
Piozzi--Mrs., ii. 139.
Pitcairne--Dr., ii. 390.
Pitfour--Lord, ii. 480.
Pitt--William, i. 392; ii. 63, 159, 160, 162, 163.
Platonist--The, i. 141.
Pluche--The Abbé, i. 52.
Plutarch--Hume's project of translating, i. 415, 417.
Poetry by Hume, i. 228.
---- by Mrs. Home of Ninewells, i. 295.
---- By Miss A. B., to Mrs. H----, by her Black Boy, i. 296.
Political Discourses--Publication of, i. 350.
Their character, 354.
---- Economy. Hume's ideas on, i. 355.
How received, 356.
State of opinion on, in the time of Hume, i. 355-356.
Effect of the French Revolution on, 357.
Political Doctrines--Hume's, i. 123.
Their inconsistency with his historical works, 405.
Pompadour--Madame de, ii. 169.
Populousness of Ancient Nations--Essay on, i. 326, 363.
Praslin--Duc de, ii. 172, 283, 290.
----, Duchess de, ii. 173.
Press--Liberty of, i. 137-138.
Prevôt--Abbé, i. 408; ii. 52.
Primrose--Lady, ii. 462.
Pringle--Sir John, president of the Royal Society of London, i. 165.
Letter to, ii. 162.
Letter from, 465, 476.
Protestant Succession--Essay on, i. 365.
Provence--Comte de, ii. 178.
Prussia--King of, ii. 306, 309, 363.
Prynne--William, i. 405.
Puysieuls--Mons. de, ii. 204, 266.
Quesnay, i. 365.
Rabutin--Bussy, i. 306.
Ralph--Mr., ii. 148.
Ramsay--Allan, i. 421; ii. 135.
----, The Chevalier, i. 12, 53.
----, Michael, an early correspondent of Hume's, i. 11, 51, 107, 116.
Letter to, ii. 342.
Ratisbon--Hume's account of, i. 255.
Raynal--The Abbé, i. 365.
Record Commission.
Works prepared by, ii. 121.
Reid--Dr. Thomas; his "Inquiry into the Human Mind," ii. 151.
Intercourse with Hume, 153.
Letter from, 154.
Religion--Hume's thoughts regarding, i. 162-164, 279.
His treatment of, ii. 5.
Tone in speaking of the Roman Catholic religion, ii. 6.
----, Hume's apologies for his treatment of, ii. 10.
----, Natural.
Dialogues concerning, i. 328; ii. 490.
Their character and tendency, i. 330.
Republicanism--Hume's estimate of, ii. 481.
_Review_--The original _Edinburgh_.
Its origin, i. 422.
Rheims--Hume's residence in, i. 51-56.
Rianecourt--Madame, ii. 351.
Riccoboni--Madame, ii. 350.
Richmond--Duke of, ii. 282, 290, 326.
Rivière, i. 365.
Robertson--Dr. William.
Hume's commendations of, ii. 32, 43.
Letter to, regarding Queen Mary, 48.
Correspondence with Hume, 49-55.
Notice of, 58.
Correspondence and notices, 83, 100, 176, 229, 252, 266, 270, 286,
383.
Remarks by Hume on his History of Charles Fifth, 412, 445, 453, 470.
Robinson--Sir Thomas, i. 257.
Roche--La.
Story of, i. 58.
Rockingham--Lord, ii. 282, 395, 396.
Rodney--Admiral, ii. 61.
Rohan--Louis, Prince de, ii. 221.
Rollin, ii. 50.
Romilly--Sir Samuel, ii. 220.
Rougemont--M., ii. 330.
Rousseau--Jean Jacques, ii. 102, 110, 112-113, 114, 187.
Takes up his abode at Motier Travers, 293.
Removes to St. Pierre, 294.
Goes to Strasburg, 296.
To Paris, ib.
The enthusiasm for him at Paris, 299.
Goes to England, 303, 308, 311, 312.
Hume's account of him, 315.
His judgment on his own works, 316.
Settlement at Wooton, 319.
Walpole's letter, 321.
Pension from the King of England, 324.
Quarrel with Hume, 326-380.
Ruat--Professor, ii. 56, 62.
Ruddiman--Thomas, i. 367; ii. 19.
Russel--J., ii. 192.
Rutherford--Dr., ii. 199.
Saducismus Triumphatus, i. 83.
Sandwich--Lord, ii. 160.
Sarsfield--Count, ii. 388.
Saurin, ii. 387.
Sceptic--The, i. 141.
Character of, 143.
Scholar--The poor.
His position in Hume's time, i. 199.
Scott of Scotstarvet, i. 416.
----, Sir Walter.
His remarks on Hume's poetical attempts, i. 226, 227; ii. 137.
Selwin--George, ii. 240.
Shaftesbury--Lord, i. 384.
Sharp--Matthew, of Hoddam.
Letter to, i. 178-180, 386.
Sheffield--Lord, ii. 409.
Shelburne--Lord, ii. 405, 406.
Short--Mr., ii. 64.
Silliman--the American traveller.
His story regarding Hume, i. 291-293.
Smellie--William, ii. 469.
Smith--Adam.
His first introduction to Hume, i. 117.
His appointment to the chair of Moral Philosophy, 350.
The method of his political economy, 361.
Letters to, and notices of, 375, 393.
His correspondence with Hume, 417.
Letter to, ii. 16.
Hume's commendation of, 32.
Notice of, 58, 59.
Correspondence with, 89, 148, 150, 157, 160, 168, 227, 228, 348,
349, 353, 388, 390, 395, 426, 429, 432, 433, 459, 461, 466, 471.
Letter to, on his "Wealth of Nations," 486.
Appointed Hume's literary executor, 490.
Letters to, 491.
Revocation of the nomination, 494.
His account of Hume's last moments, 509.
Smollett--Tobias, ii. 53.
Hume's interest in, 405.
Letter from, 418.
Letter to, 419.
Solitude--Hume's opinion on, i. 99.
Spence--Joseph.
Letter to, i. 388.
Notice of, 435.
Spinoza, i. 89.
St. Clair--General.
His invitation to Hume, to act as secretary to the expedition to the
Coast of France, i. 208.
His expedition, ib. 440.
Appoints Hume secretary to the mission to the Court of Turin, 235,
372.
Stanislaus Augustus, King of Poland, ii. 91.
Stevenson--John, ii. 46.
Stewart--Dugald, i. 88, 89.
----, John, ii. 168, 180, 311, 321.
Stobo--Captain Robert, ii. 418.
Stoic--The, i. 141.
Strahan--William, ii. 82-83, 412.
Hume's papers left to the charge of, 494.
Letters from, 477, 512.
Stuart--Andrew, ii. 168, 175, 203, 423, 424, 466.
----, Dr., ii. 454.
---- Mackenzie, Mr., ii. 258.
----, Gilbert, ii. 414, 416, 456, 467.
His opinion of himself, 468.
Anecdotes regarding, 469.
His malignity, ib. 470.
Stuarts--History of the, i. 399.
Character of the work, ib.
Conflicting opinions regarding, 400.
Charge brought against, 401.
Tendency, 402.
Its reception, 414.
Second volume, ii. 2.
Suard--M.
Letter to, ii. 357.
Suicide--Hume's ideas on, ii. 15.
Sympathy--Criticism on Smith's ideas on, ii. 60.
Tate--Christopher, ii. 432.
Tavistock--Lord, ii. 239.
Teacher of youth--Hume's unfitness for, i. 352.
Qualifications requisite, ib.
Temple--Lord, ii. 163.
Tessé--Countess of, ii. 206.
Thomson--Dr. John, i. 351, 353.
Torbay, ii. 63.
Townsend--Lord, ii. 407.
----, Charles, ii. 58, 132, 133, 134, 304, 305.
----, Mrs., ii. 305.
Trade--Free.
_See_ Free Trade.
Tragedy--Dissertation on, i. 421.
Trail--Dr., ii. 204, 245, 456.
Treatise of Human Nature, when published, i. 66.
Character of the work, 66-97.
Its service to philosophy, 90.
Characteristics of the system, 97.
Hume's condition during its composition, 96.
Its reception, 107-109.
Treatise on the Passions, some account of, 99.
Treatise on Morals, its character, 120-123.
Trent--Hume's account of, i. 264.
Trentham--Lord, i. 305.
Tronchin, ii. 186, 338, 345.
Tucker.
His Light of Nature, i. 150.
----, Dr., ii. 428.
Turgot, i. 365.
Hume's friendship with, ii. 219, 351, 354.
Letters from, 352, 381, 428.
Tweeddale--Marquis of, ii. 383.
Understanding--The Treatise on, i. 99.
Universities--foreign.
The resort of Scottish youth, i. 150.
Utilitarian system--Hume's development of, i. 121, 344.
Limited extent to which he carried it, 347.
Vain man--Hume's character of, i. 104.
Vallière--Duc de, ii. 268.
Vandeput--Sir George, i. 105.
Vauban, i. 365.
Vasseur--Thérèse le, ii. 294, 299, 305, 307, 323, 352, 366, 370.
Verdelin--Madame de, ii. 295.
Vienna.
Hume's account of the court there, and his introduction, i. 257-259.
Vincent--Captain Philip, i. 177, 180.
His position with the Marquis of Annandale, 181, 186-189.
Letter from, 189.
Terms specified by, of Hume's engagement with the Marquis of
Annandale, 201, 203.
Voltaire, i. 219; ii. 57, 126, 166, 184, 195, 323, 348, 358.
His "Henriade," Hume's opinion of, 440.
Walker--Professor, ii. 334.
Wallace--Dr. Robert, i. 364, 387; ii. 193.
Walpole, Lady, ii. 138.
----, Sir Robert.
Hume's character of, i. 289.
----, Horace.
Anecdote from, i. 197; ii. 54, 55, 159.
His notices of Hume, 226.
Account of his own reception in Paris, 226.
His letter in the name of the King of Prussia, 306, 321.
His Memoirs of George III., 282, 345, 351.
Letter to, 355, 361.
Warburton--Bishop.
His letter to Hurd, i. 285.
Notice of, ii. 35.
His letter against Hume, ib.
His Remarks on Hume's essays, ib.
Notice of, 38, 64, 454.
Warton--Thomas, ii. 51.
Wealth of Nations--Hume's opinion of the, ii. 486.
Wedderburn--Alexander, i. 379; ii. 471.
Westminster election, in 1749, i. 305.
Weymouth--Lord, ii. 384.
Wilkie--William.
His "Epigoniad," ii. 25, 29.
His education, 26.
Wilkes--John, ii. 148, 202, 282, 422.
Wilson--Mr., type-founder, ii. 59.
Wood--Mr., ii. 63, 182.
Worcester--Marquis of.
_See_ Glamorgan--Lord.
Wray--Mr., ii. 465.
Wroughton--Mr., ii. 272.
Wurtzburg--Hume's account of, i. 252.
York--Archbishop of, ii. 386.
----, Duke of, ii. 310.
Yorke--Mr., ii. 59.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
The following words use an oe ligature in the original:
coeur manoeuvres
Croesus oeuvres
Foedera Phoenicians
foetid Ploemeur
The following corrections have been made to the text:
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original]New Edition
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"intercouse"], when his senior
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word of Mr. Hutcheson
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"pensiou"] bill
Page 210: commanded by Admiral[original has "Amiral"] Richard
Lestock
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"mean"] of throwing
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"l'ourage"]
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Eglise"] Catholique
[353:1] into which they had been admitted."[original has
single quote]
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has "L' Anglois"]
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missing in original]