ERRATA.
Vol. i. p. 361, for Harrison read Harrington.
Vol. ii. p. 14, in the reference in the note, p. 246, read p. 216.
—— p. 215, for protégé read protégée.
The following explanation of the different kinds of blockquotes used in this volume can be found on page xiv of Vol. I of this series:
"It may be right to explain, that the two sizes of type, used in this work, were first adopted with the design of presenting all letters addressed to Hume, all extracts, and all letters from him with which the public is already familiar, in the smaller type, in order that the reader coming to a document with which he is already acquainted, might see at once where it ends. This arrangement was accidentally broken through, several letters having been printed in the larger that should have appeared in the smaller type."[A]
[A] Burton, John Hill. Life and Correspondence of David Hume. Vol. I. Edinburgh: William Tait, 1847.
Pages viii and 522 are blank in the original.
Text in French has been preserved as printed.
Corrections listed in the Errata have been made. The Errata is included for completeness.
The following corrections have been made to the text:
Page [1]: Nationalism—Warburton—Colonel Edmondstoune[original has "Edmonstoune">[
Page [44]: and that a man cannot[original has "connot">[ employ himself
Page [57]: more decisive than he used[original has "uses">[ to be in its favour
Page [58]: he would put the Duke of Buccleuch[original has "Buccleugh">[
Page [58]: conclude with—Your humble servant.[original has extraneous quotation mark]
Page [84]: once entertained thoughts of attempting.[84:1][Footnote anchor added by transcriber]
Page [150]: the enclosed to Colonel Barré[original has "Barrè">[
Page [160]: Some[original has "some">[ pretend that the present
Page [167]: Madame Dupré de St.[period missing in original] Maur writes
Page [178]: by express order from the D.[178:1][Footnote anchor added by transcriber]
Page [178]: the Comte d'Artois, afterwards Charles[original has "Charle">[ X.
Page [192]: any civilities you show the Colonel."[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [197]: point vous êtes chéri en France.'[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [199]: Literary classes of the university[original has "unversity">[
Page [202]: imprudent for me to lend them to him.[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [207]: Aristocracy—Madame Geoffrin[original has "Geofrin">[—Madame Du Page
Page [213]: Madame le Page du Boccage[original has "Bocage">[
Page [223]: "[quotation mark missing in original]From what has been already said of him
Page [239]: no new ground of attachment to England."[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [243]: every body, by which you desire . . . ."[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [249]: without withdrawing from a friendship[original has "frendship">[
Page [275]: sir, your most obedient servant."[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [282]: with whom he and his connexions[original has "connexious">[ were not
Pages [308-9]: and came to Strasburg,[original has a period] with an intention
Page [312]: [original has extraneous quotation mark]Lisle Street, Leicester Fields
Page [312]: [original has extraneous quotation mark]Dear Doctor,—I had asked M. Rousseau
Page [325]: [original has extraneous quotation mark]June 16, 1766
Page [369]: de faciliter mon retour d'ici chez vous.[transcriber removed extraneous footnote anchor]
Page [375]: assured that Davenport would receive him.[original has a comma]
Page [407]: I am, dear Sir Gilbert, yours sincerely."[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [421]: Hume to Dr.[period missing in original] Blair.
Page [426]: otherwise it would be multiplied[original has "mutiplied">[ without
Page [429]: "[quotation mark missing in original]Minto, 11th July, 1768.
Page [429]: "[quotation mark missing in original]I am sorry, my dear sir
Page [444]: Mr.[original has "Hr.">[ Hume bore with perfect good nature
Page [446]: adding, 'Oh, what an idiot I had nearly proved myself to be, to leave such a document in the hands of a parcel of women!'"[both single quotes missing in original]
Page [468]: proprietor—it might[original has "it ght">[ almost be said
Page [477]: for coercive methods with those obstinate[original has "ohstinate">[ madmen
Page [484]: would have given me[original has "given m">[ some surprise
Page [485]: I am, with regard,[original has extraneous quotation mark] &c.
Page [506]: may have spirits to humour this folly."[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [507]: the Doctor to make one of the number."[quotation mark missing in original]
Page [512]: about any thing that shall happen[original has "hoppen">[
Page [523]: Aiguillon[original has "Aguillon">[—Duchesse de, ii. 175.
Page [523], under "Alembert—D'": Hume's friendship with, 218, 270, 323, 345, 348, 350, 354, 355, 377, 489[original has "589">[.
Page [524]: Calton Hill—Hume's monument on, ii.[volume number missing in original] 518.
Page [524]: Chaulieu, ii.["ii." missing in original] 510.
Page [525]: Conti[original has extraneous comma]—Prince of, ii. 90, 221, 246, 297, 307.
Page [525]: Crébillon[original has "Crebillon">[—His "L'Ecumoire," i. 395; ii. 428.
Page [525]: under "Cullen—Dr.", Letters from, ii. 488, 489, 515[original reads "489, 515; ii. 488">[.
Page [526]: under "Eugene—Prince" His palace, i. 262; ii.["ii." missing in original] 501.
Page [526]: Fitzroy[original has "Fitz-roy">[—Charles, ii. 407.
Page [526]: Fleury—Cardinal, ii.["ii." missing in original] 498.
Page [526]: Gower—Earl[original has "Lerd">[, i. 305.
Page [528]: under "Hume—David", "Extracts from the Journal of his journey to Italy", Wurtzburg[original has "Wurtzburgh">[, 252
Page [528]: under "Hume—David", Letters from Earl Marischal[original has "Marishal">[, 104.
Page [530]: Keith—General, ii.[original has "i.">[ 498.
Page [530]: Louis XV—Anecdotes of, ii.["ii." missing in original] 499.
Page [530]: Mesnieres[original has "Mesnières">[—President, ii. 177.
Page [531]: Musset Pathay, ii. 322, 325[original has "322,-325">[, 329, 330.
Page [533]: Vasseur—Thérèse[original has "Therèse">[ le, ii. 294, 299, 305, 307, 323, 352, 366, 370.
[[5:2]] written by Daniel Macqueen, D.D.,[comma missing in original] the chief object
[[6:1]] "[quotation mark missing in original]By one who personally knew him.
[[141:1]] I desire to be known by that appellation.'[quotation mark missing in original]
[[187:2]] Sic[original has extraneous period] in MS.
[[216:1]] Maître Janotus de ses chausses."[quotation mark missing in original]
[[221:2]] He makes great account of his works[original has "vorks">[
[[226:1]] (Ib. 130-131.)[closing parenthesis missing in original]
[[226:1]] self-satisfied account of the distinctions conferred[original has "conerred">[
[[238:1]] interest taken by the Comtesse de Boufflers[original has "Boufilers">[
[[239:1]] methods often hostile, always indelicate[original has "indolicate">[
[[301:1]] "[quotation mark missing in original]C'est un des malheurs de ma vie," says Rousseau
[[301:1]] having been exhibited as a wild beast![original has extraneous quotation mark]
[[309:1]] mark of interrogation is in the MS.[original has "M.S.">[
[[329:1]] expect to meet with a work of the nineteenth[original has "nineteeth">[ century
[[329:1]] one letter from M. Rougemont[original has "Rougement">[ among the MSS.
[[329:1]] "[quotation mark missing in original]L'opinion que vous avez de M. Rousseau
[[331:1]] degree little short of madness."[quotation mark missing in original]
[[421:2]] Dr.[period missing in original] Robertson
[[421:2]] piddling still about my Lectures."[quotation mark missing in original]
[[452:2]] Gentleman's Magazine , N.S. i. 142.[period missing in original]
[[472:1]] aimed at the historian himself."[quotation mark missing in original]
Punctuation has been standardized in the Index.