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frages to truths which they regarded as peculiarly interesting to 

 the human race *. 



The additions to the Theory of Moral Sentiments, mod of 

 which were compofed under fevere difeafe, had fortunately been 

 fent to the prefs in the beginning of the preceding winter ', and 

 the author lived to fee the publication of the work. The mo- 

 ral and ferious (train that prevails through thefe additions, when 

 connected with the circumftance of his declining health, adds 

 a peculiar charm to his pathetic eloquence ; and communicates 

 a new intereft, if pofhble, to thofe fublime truths, which, in the 

 academical retirement of his youth, awakened the firft ardours 

 of his genius, and on which the laft efforts of his mind re- 

 pofed. 



(R 2) In 



* Since writing the above, I have been favoured by Dr Hutton with the fol- 

 lowing particulars. 



" Some time before his laft illnefs, when Mr Smith, had occafion to go to Lon- 

 don, he enjoined his friends, to whom he had entrufted the difpofal of his manu- 

 fcripts, that in the event of his death, they fhould deftroy all the volumes of his 

 lectures, doing with the reft of his manufcripts what they pleafed. When now he 

 had become weak, and faw the approaching period of his life, he fpoke to his 

 friends again upon the fame fubjecT:. They entreated him to make his mind eafy, 

 as he might depend upon their fulfilling his defire. He was then fatisfied. But 

 fome days afterwards, finding his anxiety not entirely removed, he begged one of 

 them to deftroy the volumes immediately. This accordingly was done ; and his 

 mind was fo much relieved, that he was able to receive his friends in the evening 

 with his ufual complacency. 



" They had been in ufe to fup with him every Sunday ; and that evening there- 

 was a pretty numerous meeting of them. Mr Smith not finding himfelf able to 

 fit up with them as ufual, retired to bed before fupper ; and, as he went away, took 

 leave of his friends by faying, " I believe we muft adjourn this meeting to fome 

 other place." He died a very few days afterwards." 



Mr Riddell, an intimate friend of Mr Smith's, who was-prefent at one of the 

 converfations on the fubjedt of the manufcripts, mentioned to me, in addition to 

 Dr Hutton's note, that Mr Smith regretted, " he had done fo little." " But I 

 meant (faid he) to have done more ; and there are materials in my papers, of 

 which I could have made a great deal. But that is now out of the queftion." 



That- 



Account of 

 Dr Smith. 



