WRITINGS O FDR. SMITH.

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accuracy of his memory, in which he was equal-led by few, made it of little confequence to him-felf to record in writing what he heard or faw; andfrom his anxiety before his death to deftroy allthe papers in his poffeffion, he feems to have wiili-ed, that no materials fliould remain for his bio-graphers , but what were furniflied by the laftingmonuments of his genius, and the exemplaryworth of his private life.

etoient animes par Vamour proprt , il en a Fait le mobile generalde tons les homines. Au refte, quoique Con ouvrage merite acertains egards d’etre combattu, il eft cependant eftimable memepour le fond, & beancoup pour la forme.

K Permettez moide vous demander, fi nous aurons bientot lineedition complete des oeuvres de votre iiluftre ami M. Hume ?Nous l’avons Encerement regrets.

“ Recevez, je vous fupplie, 1’expreflion fincere de tous les fen-timens d’eftime & d’attachement avec lefquels j’ail’honneur d’etre,Monfieur, votre tres humble & tres obeiffant ferviteur,

Le Due de la Rochefoucauld.”

Mr. Smith’s laft intercourfe with this excellent man was inthe year 1789, when he informed him by means of a friend whohappened to be then at Paris , that in the future editions of hisTheory the name of ROCHEFOUCAULD should be no longer claf-fed with that of Mandeville. In the enlarged edition accord-ingly of that work, published a short time before his death,he has fuppreffed his cenfure of the author of the Maxi me s ; who’feems indeed (however exceptionable many of his principles mayhe) to have been adtuated, both in his life and .writings, by