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Essays, moral, political, and literary.- v. 2. An inquiry concerning human understanding. A dissertation on the passions. An inquiry concerning the principles of morals. The natural history of religion

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T. Cadell [and others], 1788

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CONTENT	17

Page	41

Whether the Britiſh Government inclines	50

Of the Parties of Great Britain	62

Of Civil Liberty	74

Of Eloquence	90

Of the Rife and Progrefs of the Arts	112

The Epicurean	124

PART II	226

Of Refinement in the Arts	241

Of Money	248

Of Intereft	266

Of the Balance of Trade	278

Of the Jealouſy of Trade	296

33	303

Of Taxes	309

The Stoic	130

The Platonist	138

Of Polygamy and Divorces	164

Of Simplicity and Refinement in Wri	172

Of Tragedy	193

Of the Standard of Taſte	202

Of fome Remarkable Cuftoms	329

Of the Populoufnefs of Ancient Nations	338

Of the Original Contract	404

75	424

Of the Proteftant Succeffion	437

XVI	447

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Title	Essays, moral, political, and literary.- v. 2. An inquiry concerning human understanding. A dissertation on the passions. An inquiry concerning the principles of morals. The natural history of religion Volume 1 of Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, David Hume
Author	David Hume
Publisher	T. Cadell [and others], 1788
Original from	Princeton University
Digitized	10 Oct 2008

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