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Excerpt from Letters of David Hume and Extracts From Letters Referring to Him
The late marquis of annandale, a person originally of highly excitable temper, and great waywardness of character, and subsequently declared to be a lunatic, required, before this legal step was taken, to be managed with much care and cir cumspection.ale His mother and family successively employed persons of superior character to live with him as companions and guardians, whose province it was to read to him, amuse him, and exercise that superintendence over him which his unhappy situation rendered indispensable. In the beginning of'' the year 1745, overtures were made to the celebrated David Hume to reside in this capacity with his Lordship.
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The late marquis of annandale, a person originally of highly excitable temper, and great waywardness of character, and subsequently declared to be a lunatic, required, before this legal step was taken, to be managed with much care and cir cumspection.ale His mother and family successively employed persons of superior character to live with him as companions and guardians, whose province it was to read to him, amuse him, and exercise that superintendence over him which his unhappy situation rendered indispensable. In the beginning of'' the year 1745, overtures were made to the celebrated David Hume to reside in this capacity with his Lordship.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - David Hume
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ISBN - 9780666852441
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 86
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