Curious particulars and genuine anecdotes respecting the late Lord Chesterfield and David Hume, Esq. With a parallel between these celebrated personages. ... To which is added, a short vindication of the Christian cause and character, occasioned by a recent reflection thrown upon them, by the author of the Apology for the life and writings of David Hume. By a friend to religious and civil liberty

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With a half-title. Includes: 'The Lord Chesterfield's speech against licensing the stage' and his ironic petition for a pension.- The author of the 'Apology for the life .. of David Hume' is Samuel Jackson Pratt.- 'Curious particulars, &c. Section I', on pp.1-25, was first published as 'Supplement to the life of David Hume', written anonymously by Samuel Jackson Pratt. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Gulick, 180 English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT59549. Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).