Excerpt from Essays on Philosophical Subjects The much lamented Author of thefe Efl'ays left them in the hands of his friends to be difpofed of as they thought pmper, having immen diately before his death defiroyed many other; manufclripts which he thought unfit for being made public. When thele were infpe ted, the greater number of them appeared to be parts of a plan he once bad form ed, for giving a conne ted hifiory of the liberal fciences and elegant arts. It is long fince he found it necelfa ry to abandon that plan as far too extenfive; and thefe parts of it lay befide him negle 'ced until his death. His friends are perfuaded however. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.