 | David Hume, Adam Smith - 1777 - 138 trang
...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...perhaps the nature of human " frailty will permit." THE END. ... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 trang
...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, prefixed to the Life, by way of frontifpiece. Q. ^ A*T.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1777 - 584 trang
...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, prefixed to the Life, by way of frontifpiece. A*T. XI. Additional... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 548 trang
...dreary infidelity which would " make us poor indeed 1 " ** as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wife and " virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human " frailty will permit." Let Dr. Smith confider : Was not Mr. Hume bleft with good health, good fpirits, good friends, a competent... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 trang
...[August \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...perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.' Let Dr. Smith consider: Was not Mr. Hume blest with good health, good spirits, good friends, a competent... | |
 | Ralph Heathcote - 1786 - 354 trang
...clofe oflt. " prehenfive," fuppofes him to have approached as nearly to the idea of a perfeflly wife and 'virtuous man, as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit. A French writer hath obferved of his coun» trymen, that they never fpeak with moderation -iipon any... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1787 - 602 trang
...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 as his views , (looking (looking to nothing beyond the grave)... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 452 trang
...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 your's, ADAM SMITH. .# OF T HE £ IRST VOLUME. CHAP. I. The... | |
 | William Wilberforce - 1798 - 546 trang
...in his life-time *' 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 ?" CAN there then be a doubt, whither tends the path in which we are travelling, and whither at length... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1799 - 390 trang
...both in his life-time, 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." the refignation of his temper, as clearly as his other works demonftrate the power and extent of his... | |
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And that gaiety of temper, so agreeable in society, but which is so often accompanied with frivolous and superficial qualities, was in him certainly attended with the most severe application, the most extensive learning, the greatest depth of thought,... 
