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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects in Two Volumes: Essays, moral, political, and literacy, Volume 1

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James Clarke, 1809 - 572 pages

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ESSAYS MORAL POLITICAL AND LITERARY	1

That Politics may be reduced to a Science	13

Of the First Principles of Government	29

Of the Origin of Government	35

Whether the British Government inclines more	47

Of Parties in General	55

Of the Parties of Great Britain	65

Of Superstition and Enthusiasm	75

Of Tragedy	231

Of the Standard of Taste	241

PART II	267

OF Commerce	269

Of Refinement in the Arts	285

Of Money	299

Of Interest	313

Of the Balance of Trade	327

Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature	83

Of Civil Liberty	91

Of Eloquence	101

Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences	115

The Epicurean	143

The Stoic	153

ISSAY PAGE XVII The Platonist	165

The Sceptic	171

Of Polygamy and Divorces	195

Of Simplicity and Refinement in Writing	207

Of National Characters	213

Of the Jealousy of Trade	347

Of the Balance of Power	353

Of Taxes	363

Of Public Credit	369

Of some Remarkable Customs	387

Of the Populousness of Antient Nations	397

Of the Original Contract	471

XIII Of Passive Obedience	495

Of the Coalition of Parties	501

Of the Protestant Succession	511

Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth	523

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Title	Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects in Two Volumes: Essays, moral, political, and literacy, Volume 1
Author	David Hume
Editor	J. Clarke (Edimburgo)
Publisher	James Clarke, 1809
Original from	the Complutense University of Madrid
Digitized	10 Mar 2011
Length	572 pages

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