16 LECTURE I. 



The opinions of Mr. Hunter deserve at 

 least to be respectfully and attentively con- 

 sidered. That he was a man of genius, 

 according to the beautiful definition of that 

 quality given by Dr. Johnson; that he 

 possessed the power of mind that collects, 

 combines, amplifies, and animates the 

 energy without which judgment is cold, 

 and knowledge is inert ; cannot I think be 

 doubted by any one who has carefully 

 considered his writings. That he was a 

 man of uncommon industry, by which he 

 collected abundance of facts, will be ad- 

 mitted by every one who has even beheld 

 his museum. That he was a man of con- 

 stant and deep reflection, is to me equally 

 apparent. 



Many persons have genius without in- 

 dustry ; others industry without genius ; 

 and many who possess both are still defi- 

 cient in judgment. 



I here beg permission to explain the 

 notions I entertain of that act of the mind 

 by which we form our inferences, opinions. 



