Account of 
Dr Smith, 
94 HISTORY of the SOCIETY. 
land abufe me for my account of Joun Knox and the Reforma- 
tion. I fuppofe you are glad to fee my paper end, and that I 
am obliged to conclude with 
Your Humble Servant, 
Davip Hume.” 
S ExG/ BAG eelik: 
From the Publication of The Theory of Moral Sentiments, ‘zd/ 
that of The Wealth of Nations. 
A FTER the publication of the Theory of Moral Senti- 
ments, Mr SmiruH remained four years at Glafgow, 
difcharging his official duties with unabated vigour, and with 
increafing reputation. During that time, the plan of his lec- 
tures underwent a confiderable change. His ethical do¢trines, 
of which he had now publifhed fo valuable a part, occupied a 
much fmaller portion of the courfe than formerly ; and ac- 
cordingly,*his attention was naturally directed to a more com- 
plete illuftration of the principles of jurifprudence and of po- 
litical ceeconomy. 
To this laft fubje@t, his thoughts appear to have been occa- 
fionally turned from a very early period of-life. It is proba- 
ble, that the uninterrupted friendfhip he had always maintain- 
ed with his old companion Mr Oswatp*, had fome tendency to 
encourage him in profecuting this branch of his ftudies ; and 
the 
* Sincz the firft feGtion was printed, I find that I have committed a flight inac- 
curacy in mentioning Mr Oswatp and Mr Smiru as fchool-fellows. “The former 
was born in 1715; the latter in 1723. It appears, however, that their intimacy 
had commenced before Mr Smiru went to the Univerfity. 
