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Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume 2

Chapter 11: INDEX.
By John Hill Burton
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The volume traces the middle and later years of David Hume through letters and narrative, following the preparation and reception of his historical works, his literary disputes and apologies about religion, and his edits and suppressed essays. It records travels and residence in major cultural centers, friendships and quarrels with contemporaries, involvement in diplomatic and governmental posts, and participation in public controversies such as the affair with Rousseau. Administrative cares, editorial negotiations, and reflections on political and constitutional themes appear alongside personal episodes, culminating in accounts of his final projects, declining health, and legacy among peers.

[478:1] MS. R.S.E.

[479:1] Lit. Gazette , 1822, p. 637. Corrected from original MS. R.S.E.

[482:1] MS. R.S.E. Addressed, "Mr. David Hume, at Mr. Professor Millar's, at Glasgow." The blanks are caused by a stripe having been torn off the side of the letter.

[483:1] Mackenzie's Account of Home, p. 160.

[484:1] MS. R.S.E.

[485:1] Life of Gibbon.

[486:1] From this it would appear that Hume had opened up in his own mind, the theory of rent, afterwards successively suggested by Dr. Anderson and Ricardo, without the latter, it is believed, knowing that he had been anticipated by the author of the Bee .

[487:1] MS. R.S.E.

[488:1] The letter is of such a character, as one medical man might be supposed to write to another. Black was no pedant, and he writes as if his correspondent knew the technicalities of the science in their full practical meaning,—an addition to the many illustrations of the varied range of scientific knowledge, at the command of the master of political economy.

[489:1] The following provision is in a codicil: "I also leave for rebuilding the bridge of Churnside the sum of a hundred pounds; but on condition that the manager of the bridge shall take none of the stones for building the bridge from the quarry of Ninewells, except from that part of the quarry which has been already opened." With reference to this, Dr. Cullen, in the letter cited, p. 516, says, "In the neighbourhood of his brother's house, in Berwickshire, is a brook, by which the access in time of floods is frequently interrupted. Mr. Hume bequeaths £100 for building a bridge over this brook, but upon the express condition that none of the stones for that purpose shall be taken from a quarry in the neighbourhood, which forms part of a romantic scene, in which, in his earlier days, Mr. Hume took particular delight." This is the only authenticated instance that I remember to have met with of Hume's attachment to local scenery. It is a tradition in Edinburgh, that he was fond of walking along the base of Salisbury Crags.

[490:1] In 1773, Smith, apparently in bad health, wrote to Hume, desiring him to take charge of his manuscripts in case of his own predecease, (MS. R.S.E.) This, and some other letters by Smith, I might have been tempted to print in this work, had I not the satisfaction of knowing that they are likely soon to be published under the auspices of Lord Brougham.

[490:2] MS. R.S.E.

[492:1] MS. R.S.E.

[493:1] MS. R.S.E.

[494:1] MS. R.S.E.

[494:2] MS. R.S.E.

[495:1] In the Appendix to Mackenzie's Account of the Life of Home.

[497:1] It is curious to observe, that the object of this united prediction was that same Loménie de Brienne, who was put at the head of affairs before the outbreak of the revolution, and who left behind him so undisputed a character of utter incapacity to be a statesman in difficult times.

[499:1] Probably M. Trudaine de Montigny, frequently mentioned above, whose son translated Hume's "Natural History of Religion." See above, p. 167.

[499:2] This anecdote is told nearly in the same words, in one of Walpole's posthumous works. Memoirs of George III. vol. ii. p. 240.

[504:1] αιμα.

[505:1] This paragraph is printed by Mackenzie.

[506:1] MS. R.S.E.

[506:2] MS. R.S.E.

[506:3] David Hume, as many of his letters must have shown, persisted in spelling his friend's name thus. To commemorate this dispute, and Home's dislike of port wine, he added this codicil to his will on 7th August:—

"I leave to my friend Mr. John Home of Kilduff, ten dozen of my old claret, at his choice; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. I also leave to him six dozen of port, provided that he attests under his hand, signed John Hume, that he has himself alone finished that bottle at two sittings. By this concession, he will at once terminate the only two differences that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters." The original is in the MSS. R.S.E.

[507:1] Subjoined to the card, there is this note in Dr. Blair's handwriting:—"Mem. —This the last note received from Mr. David Hume. He died on the 25th of August, 1776."—Mackenzie's Account of Home.

[508:1] His nephew, Joseph, had just returned from abroad in very bad health.

[508:2] Colonel Edmondstoune was a member of what was called the Ruffian Club; men whose hearts were milder than their manners, and their principles more correct than their habits of life. Mackenzie.

[508:3] Mackenzie's Account of Home. On the 13th he wrote thus to his brother:—

"Dear Brother,—Dr. Black tells me plainly, like a man of sense, that I shall die soon, which was no disagreeable news to me. He says I shall die of weakness and inanition, and perhaps give little or no warning. But though I be growing sensibly weaker every day, this period seems not to be approaching; and I shall have time enough to inform you, and to desire your company, which will be very agreeable to me. But at this time your presence is necessary at Ninewells, to settle Josey, and comfort his mother. Davie will be also very useful with you. I am much pleased with his tenderness and friendship. I beg, therefore, that neither you nor he may set out; and as the communication between us is open and frequent, I promise to give you timely information."—Lit. Gaz. 1822, p. 746. MS. R.S.E.

[509:1] MS. R.S.E.

[510:1] Colonel Edmondstoune's letter has been preserved, and is as follows:—

"Linlithgow, Wednesday.

"My dear, dear David,—My heart is very full. I could not see you this morning. I thought it was better for us both. You can't die, you must live in the memory of all your friends and acquaintances, and your works will render you immortal. I could never conceive that it was possible for any one to dislike you or hate you. He must be more than savage who could be an enemy to a man of the best head and heart, and of the most amiable manners.

O toi, qui de mon ame es la chère moitié;
Toi, qui joins la délicatesse
Des sentimens d'une maitresse
À la solidité d'une sure amitié,
David, il faut bien-tôt que la parque cruelle
Vienne rompre des si doux noeuds,
Et malgré nos cris et nos voeux
Bien-tôt nous assuirons une absence eternelle.

Adieu! adieu!"—MS. R.S.E.

[512:1] It is from more, perhaps, than the mere force of contrast, that, after reading this account of the manner in which the dying philosopher's thoughts were occupied,—the spelling of the family name, the imagined interview with Charon, &c. the following letter, addressed to him by a distant friend, possesses a peculiarly solemn interest.

William Strahan to Hume.

"My dear Sir,—Last Friday I received your affectionate farewell, and therefore melancholy letter, which disabled me from sending an immediate answer to it, as I now do, in hopes this may yet find you, not much oppressed with pain, in the land of the living. I need not tell you, that your corrections are all duly attended to, as every particular shall be that you desire or order. Nor shall I now trouble you with a long letter.

"Only permit me to ask you a question or two, to which I am prompted, you will believe me, not from a foolish or fruitless curiosity, but from an earnest desire to learn the sentiments of a man, who had spent a long life in philosophic inquiries, and who, upon the extreme verge of it, seems, even in that awful and critical period, to possess all the powers of his mind in their full vigour, and in unabated tranquillity.

"I am more particularly led to give you this trouble, from a passage in one of your late letters, wherein you say, It is an idle thing in us to be concerned about any thing that shall happen after our death; yet this, you added, is natural to all men. Now I would eagerly ask, if it is natural to all men, to be interested in futurity, does not this strongly indicate that our existence will be protracted beyond this life?

"Do you now believe, or suspect, that all the powers and faculties of your own mind, which you have cultivated with so much care and success, will cease and be extinguished with your vital breath?

"Our soul, or immaterial part of us, some say, is able, when on the brink of dissolution, to take a glimpse of futurity; and for that reason I earnestly wish to have your last thoughts on this important subject.

"I know you will kindly excuse this singular application; and believe that I wish you, living or dying, every happiness that our nature is capable of enjoying, either here or hereafter; being, with the most sincere esteem and affection, my dear sir, faithfully yours."—MS. R.S.E.

"London, August 19, 1776."

This letter, if it ever reached him for whom it was designed, must have done so too late to receive an answer. But if he did peruse it, with his mind so collected and clear, yet so close on the point of being severed from those objects of literary ambition which had been its chief glory and occupation, how valuable would have been the first thought that passed across it, when the great question was brought thus so distinctly before his understanding!

[514:1] Edinburgh Review , xvii. 306.

[515:1] This letter, and Dr. Black's, are in the MSS. R.S.E.

[516:1] In reference to a work so entitled, published at Amsterdam.—Dr. Thomson.

[516:2] The passage here omitted describes the conversation about Lucian, and other incidents which have been already narrated.

[517:1] Thomson's Life of Cullen, p. 607.

[517:2] In a little book, called "Supplement to the Life of David Hume, Esq." there is the following curious statement.

"The anxious attention with which the public viewed every circumstance respecting Mr. Hume's illness was not terminated even by his death. From the busy curiosity of the mob, one would have presumed them to entertain notions that the ashes of Mr. Hume were to have been the cause or the object of miraculous exertion. As the physicians of London and Edinburgh were divided about the seat of his disorder, those of the city where he died proposed that his body should be opened; but this his brother, who was also his executor, agreeably to the orders of the deceased, would not permit. It is hardly to be credited that the grave-diggers, digging with pick-axes Mr. Hume's grave, should have attracted the gaping curiosity of the multitude; that, notwithstanding a heavy rain which fell during the interment, multitudes of all ranks gazed on the funeral procession, as if they had expected the hearse to have been consumed in livid flames, or encircled with a ray of glory; that people in a sphere much above the rabble would have sent to the sexton for the keys of the burying-ground, and paid him to have access to visit the grave. And that on a Sunday evening, (the gates of the burying-ground being opened for another funeral,) the company from a public walk in the neighbourhood flocked in such crowds to Mr. Hume's grave, that his brother actually became apprehensive upon the unusual concourse, and ordered the grave to be railed in with all expedition."

[519:1] On peut dire que Hume est la fantôme perpétuel de Kant. Dès que le philosophe Allemand est tenté de faire un pas en arrière, dans l'ancienne route, Hume lui apparaît et l'en détourne, et tout l'effort de Kant est de placer la philosophie entre l'ancien dogmatisme et le sensualisme de Locke et de Condillac, a l'abri des attaques du scepticisme de Hume.—Cousin, Leçons sur la Philosophie de Kant , 18.

[519:2] While this sheet is passing through the press, the French newspapers announce a new translation of Hume's History, "precedée d'un essai sur la vie et les écrits de Hume, par Campenon, de l'académie Française."

[520:1] In one of his epistles to the great Frederic, Voltaire says of the distribution of the fruits of the earth:—

Il murit, à Moka, dans le sable Arabique,
Ce caffé nécessaire aux pays des frimats;
Il met la fièvre en nos climats,
Et le remède en Amerique.

But the policy of the earth's distribution, with many other truths not to be at once penetrated, even by the keenest mortal vision, were mysteries to the auto-theist, and being so, were therefore to his self-sufficient wisdom, absurd and ludicrous. Could that be right of which the sage of Ferney could not understand the ruling principle!

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, ii. 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, ii. 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, ii. 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.