Private Correspondence of David Hume With Several Distinguished Persons, Between the Years 1761 and 1776, Now First Published from the Originals (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Private Correspondence of David Hume: With Several Distinguished Persons, Between the Years 1761 and 1776, Now First Published From the Originals

The Letters, written by Hume to the Countess de Houfilers, are forty in number; and, independent of coming from the pen of the celebrated Historian, and referring to one of the most interesting periods of the last century, viz. The end of the reign of Louis XV. In France, and the beginning of the long and eventful reign of George III. In England, they derive an in creased interest from the person to whom they are addressed.

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