 | 1767 - 572 pages
...eulogiurri on his friend, when he declares that " upon the whole he confiders him both in his life and death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wife and virtuous man, as the nature of human frailty will permit." W. Plays and Poems written by T. Smollet, M: D. with... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1777 - 584 pages
...the moft comprehenfive. Upon the whole, I have always confidered him, both in his lifetime and fince his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wife and virtuous man, as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.' %* There is a good engraving of Mr. Hume,... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 pages
...the mod comprehenfive. Upon the whole, 1 have always considered him, both in hit lifetime and flnce his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wife and virtuous man, as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.' * % * There is a good engraving of Mr. Hume,... | |
 | David Hume, Adam Smith - 1777 - 138 pages
...which therefore mall be mine. " I have always confidered " Mr. HUME, both in his life" time, and fince his death, as " approaching as nearly to the " idea of A PERFECTLY WISE "AND VIRTUOUS MAN, as " perhaps the nature of human " frailty will permit." THE END. ... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1777 - 66 pages
...therefore fhall be mine. '' I have always confidered '' Mr. HUME, both in his life" time, and fince his death, as " approaching as nearly to the " idea of A PERFECTLY WISE *'AND VIRTUOUS MAN, 38 " perhaps the nature of human '' frailty will permit." THE END, .*;•... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...\s. all formality :) ' Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his life time and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.' Let Dr. Smith consider:... | |
 | George Horne - 1786 - 380 pages
...the " BEST." LIFE, p. 16. " I have always confidered Mr. " HOME, both in his life time, and " fince his death, as approaching as " nearly to the idea of A PERFECTLY " WISE AND VIRTUOUS MAN, as per" haps the nature of human frailty " will permit." LETTERS INTRODUCTORY... | |
 | George Horne - 1786 - 370 pages
...literary, incomparably the " I have always confidered Mr. ** HUME, both in his life time, and " fince his death, as approaching as " nearly to the idea of A PERFECTLY " WISE AND VIRTUOUS MAN, 3S pCT" haps the nature of human frailty *' will permit." ON I NFIJDELITY.... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1787 - 602 pages
...great and heroic character. Without the virtues of this clafs. (though Dr. Smith confiders Mr. Hume as " approaching as " nearly to the idea of a perfectly wife and •" virtuous man as perhaps the nature of " human frailty will permit") his character muft have been as imperfect... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 452 pages
...the mod comprehenfive. Upon the whole, I have always confidered him, both in his lifetime and fmce his death , as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wife and virtuous man , as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit. ' i I ever am, dear Sir, Moft affectionately... | |
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Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his lifetime and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man, as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit. 
