Essays: Moral, Political, and Literary, Band 1Longmans, Green, 1889 - 24 Seiten |
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... published in a work in three volumes , called A Treatise of Human Nature : A work which the Author had projected before he left College , and which he wrote and published not long after . But not finding it successful , he was sensible ...
... published in a work in three volumes , called A Treatise of Human Nature : A work which the Author had projected before he left College , and which he wrote and published not long after . But not finding it successful , he was sensible ...
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... published my Treatise , and immediately went down to my mother and my brother , who lived at his country house , and was employing himself very judiciously and suc- cessfully in the improvement of his fortune . Never literary attempt ...
... published my Treatise , and immediately went down to my mother and my brother , who lived at his country house , and was employing himself very judiciously and suc- cessfully in the improvement of his fortune . Never literary attempt ...
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... published while I was at Turin . ' But this piece was at first little more successful than the Treatise of Human Nature . On my return from Italy , I had the mortification to find all England in a ferment , on account of Dr. Middleton's ...
... published while I was at Turin . ' But this piece was at first little more successful than the Treatise of Human Nature . On my return from Italy , I had the mortification to find all England in a ferment , on account of Dr. Middleton's ...
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... published at Edin- burgh , where I then lived , my Political Discourses , the only work of mine that was successful on the first publication . It was well received abroad and at home . In the same year ' was published at London , my ...
... published at Edin- burgh , where I then lived , my Political Discourses , the only work of mine that was successful on the first publication . It was well received abroad and at home . In the same year ' was published at London , my ...
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... published at London my Natural His- tory of Religion , along with some other small pieces : its public entry was rather obscure , except only that Dr. Hurd wrote anamphlet against it , with all the illiberal petulance , arrogis and ...
... published at London my Natural His- tory of Religion , along with some other small pieces : its public entry was rather obscure , except only that Dr. Hurd wrote anamphlet against it , with all the illiberal petulance , arrogis and ...
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absolute monarchy Adam Smith added in Edition advantage affection agreeable ancient appears arts ATHENIANS ATHENS authority beauty causes character CICERO civil commerce common commonly David Hume DEMOSTHENES DIODORUS SICULUS Editions H eloquence encrease Essays esteemed factions favourable former friends GAUL genius give greater GREECE GREEKS happiness honour human nature Hume Hume's industry influence interest ITALY jealousy kind labour latter laws liberty magistrates mankind manner marriage maxim ment mind mixed government modern monarchy moral nation neighbouring never object observe opinion orators particular party passion perhaps person philosophers pleasure PLUTARCH political POLYBIUS polygamy possessed present pretend prince principles racter reason refined regard religion render republic ROMAN ROME says sciences seems senate sensible sentiments slaves society species spirit STRABO superstition supposed taste temper thing THUCYDIDES tion Treatise violent virtue WHIG whole writers XENOPHON
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Seite 118 - Political writers have established it as a maxim, that in contriving any system of government, and fixing the several checks and controls of the constitution, every man ought to be supposed a knave, and to have no other end, in all his actions, than private interest.
Seite 2 - Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead-born from the press, without reaching such distinction, as even to excite a murmur among the zealots.
Seite 5 - I was assailed by one cry of reproach, disapprobation, and even detestation: English, Scotch, and Irish; Whig and Tory; churchman and sectary, freethinker and religionist; patriot and courtier united in their rage against the man, who had presumed to shed a generous tear for the fate of Charles I, and the Earl of Strafford...
Seite 266 - All sentiment is right, because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself, and is always real wherever a man is conscious of it. But all determinations of the understanding are not right, because they have a reference to something beyond themselves, to wit, real matter of fact, and are not always conformable to that standard.
Seite 185 - To balance a large state or society (says he) whether monarchical or republican, on general laws, is a work of so great difficulty that no human genius, however comprehensive, is able by the mere dint of reason and reflection to effect it. The judgments of many must unite in the work: EXPERIENCE must guide their labour: TIME must bring it to perfection: And the FEELING of inconveniences must correct the mistakes which they inevitably fall into, in their first trials and experiments.
Seite 2 - My studious disposition, my sobriety, and my industry, gave my family a notion that the law was a proper profession for me;. but I found an insurmountable aversion to every thing but the pursuits of philosophy and general learning; and while they fancied I was poring upon Voet and Vinnius, Cicero and Virgil were the authors which I was secretly devouring.
Seite 3 - In 1745, I received a letter from the Marquis of Annandale, inviting me to come and live with him in England; I found also that the friends and family of that young nobleman were desirous of putting him under my care and direction, for the state of his mind and health required it. I lived with him a twelvemonth. My appointments during that time made a considerable accession to my small fortune.
Seite 444 - ... savages: Each exertion of authority in the chieftain must have been particular, and called forth by the present exigencies of the case: The sensible utility, resulting from his interposition, made these exertions become daily more frequent; and their frequency gradually produced an habitual, and, if you please to call it so, a voluntary, and therefore precarious, acquiescence in the people.
Seite 2 - I went over to France, with a view of prosecuting my studies in a country retreat; and I there laid that plan of life, which I have steadily and successfully pursued. I resolved to make a very rigid frugality supply my deficiency of fortune, to maintain unimpaired my independency, and to regard every object as contemptible, except the improvement of my talents in literature.
Seite 8 - My company was not unacceptable to the young and careless, as well as to the studious and literary ; and as I took a particular pleasure in the company of modest women, I had no reason to be displeased with the reception I met with from them.