 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 600 pages
...Never,' adds he, ' was any literary attempt more unfortunate than my Treatise : it fell dead-born from the press, without reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur among the zealots.' And he proceeds to represent how cheerfully he sustained the disappointment, and then recovered from... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1846 - 512 pages
..."Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my ' Treatise of Human Nature.' It fell dead lorn from the press, without reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur among the zealots." But he was never easily satisfied with the success of his works ; and we know that this one was not so... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1846 - 522 pages
...literary attempt was more unfortunate than my ' Treatise of Human Nature.' It fell dead born from tiie press, without reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur among the zealots." But he was never easily satisfied with the success of his works ; and we know that this one was not so... | |
 | 412 pages
...Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead born from the press, without reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur among the zealots." This, however, is rather exaggerated ; it did meet with some notice ; but Hume was never satisfied... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1846 - 810 pages
...and, as he says himself, ' never literary attempt was more unfortunate. — It fell dead born from the press, without reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur among the zealots.' Shortly after he becomes guardian or companion to the young and half-crazy Marquess of Annandale, with... | |
 | 1846 - 812 pages
...and, as he says himself, ' never literary attempt was more unfortunate. — It fell dead born from the press, without reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur among the zealots.' Shortly after he becomes guardian or companion to the young and half-crazy Marquess of Annandale, with... | |
 | Robert Blakey - 1848 - 584 pages
...attention. " Never literary attempt," says he, "was more un* pp. 386. 388. fortunate. It fell dead-born from the press, without reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur amongst the zealots." The leading objects of the " Treatise on Human Nature," are detailed by the author... | |
 | John Keefe Robinson - 1850 - 162 pages
...Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of human nature. It fell dead-born from the press, without reaching such distinction as even...prosecuted with great ardour my studies in the country." He cast this work anew, and published 1 in another form, with not much more success. " On my return... | |
 | David Hume - 1851 - 532 pages
...Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead-born from the press, without reaching such distinction as even...soon recovered the blow, and prosecuted with great ardor my studies in the country. In 1742, I printed at Edinburgh the first part of my Essays. The work... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 468 pages
...literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead-born from the lirrss, without reaching such distinction as even to excite...soon recovered the blow, and prosecuted with great ardor my studies in the country. In 1742, I printed at Edinburgh the first part of my Essays : the... | |
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Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead-born from the press, without reaching such distinction, as even to excite a murmur among the zealots. 
