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IN the biographical fketch, drawn up by Mr. Hume previous to his death, and inti tled MY own life, he has pafl'ed over nu noticed two very important incidents. The firfi of thefe is the complaint prefented to the General Alfembly of the Church of Scotland, againfi the metaphyfical writings of our au thor and Lord Kames; an occurrence which derives additional importance from a late dif cuflion of a like nature before that venerable body. The other is the difpute between him and Roull'eau, which it was the more necef fary to relate at confiderable length, as an Opinion, unfavourable to Mr. Hume, prevailed very generally, and even (till prevails, among the literati in foreign countries. A fentiment of delicacy feems to have refirained him from alluding to thefe tranfafiions, but foch a motive cannot influence a firangcr; and a fimilar omiflion in a Life of Mr. Hume, written by another perfon, would certainly render the work very imperfeé't.
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IN the biographical fketch, drawn up by Mr. Hume previous to his death, and inti tled MY own life, he has pafl'ed over nu noticed two very important incidents. The firfi of thefe is the complaint prefented to the General Alfembly of the Church of Scotland, againfi the metaphyfical writings of our au thor and Lord Kames; an occurrence which derives additional importance from a late dif cuflion of a like nature before that venerable body. The other is the difpute between him and Roull'eau, which it was the more necef fary to relate at confiderable length, as an Opinion, unfavourable to Mr. Hume, prevailed very generally, and even (till prevails, among the literati in foreign countries. A fentiment of delicacy feems to have refirained him from alluding to thefe tranfafiions, but foch a motive cannot influence a firangcr; and a fimilar omiflion in a Life of Mr. Hume, written by another perfon, would certainly render the work very imperfeé't.
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