THE LIVES

OF THE

BRITISH HISTORIANS.

BY

EUGENE LAWRENCE.

"Namque et Herodotum illum, qui princeps genus hoc ornavit-et, post illum, omnes Thucydides
dicendi artificio, meâ sententiâ, facile vicit."

VOL. II.

CALIFORNIA

NEW YORK:

C. SCRIBNER, 145 NASSAU ST.

1855.

ENTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U. S. for the Southern District of New York.

HANRY MORSE STEPHENS

W. H. TINSON, Stereotyper.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

DAVID HUME.

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His family-His studies-Hume at sixteen-His brother-Ninewells-The letter to
Cheyne-His malady-Philosophy fails him-He goes to France-Visits Paris-
The Treatise of Human Nature-Argument against miracles-He returns to Lon-
don-Publishes the Treatise-Its fate-Scottish literature-The union-Hume
returns to Scotland-Continues the Treatise-His essays-His early friends-His
popularity-The Marquis of Annandale-His novel-Hume's complaints-The
turn in his fortunes-Hume's new office- L'Orient-Hume's friends-Major
Forbes-A new offer-Hume returns to Ninewells-Residence there-His verses
-Hume a bachelor-Lord Marchmont-Hume at Turin-His appearance-His
journey-Germany-The Danube-Maria Theresa-Her court-Hume's introduc-
tion-Styria-A-burst of enthusiasm-The journal-The court of Turin-The
inquiry Warburton-Hume in England-Ninewells-Dr. Clephane-Hume's
unpleasant position-An earthquake-Hume's wit-Hume has little humor-A
change in his life-His income-He exults in his independence-Fails to obtain a
professorship Hume as a teacher-The "Discourses "-His librarianship-
Anecdotes of the election-Hume popular at Edinburgh-A suspicion-His letter
to Blair-Hume's purity-His History-Its progress-The poet Blacklock-Hume
unpopular in England-The fate of the History-Hume desponds-Nature of the
work-His strange expectation-His critics-His expectations fulfilled-His fear
-The London critics-They ridicule the Scots-Hume's disappointment-Con-
tinues the History-John Home-Hume's hope-A modern Athens-Hume uncom-
fortable at home-The Edinburgh Review-The Rev. George Anderson-Attempts

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