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[[Chateau de Fernay]]

He told me he had, that both were
Men of Merit; but he preferred [[Mr. Hume]],
whom he said wrote more like a Philosoph'r [Philosopher].
He has given us a good History of [[England]].
It is not ~~quite~~ so full of minute facts as
that of [[Rapin]], who smells indeed of the
Presbyterian whilst [[Mr. Hume]] throughout
smells of the Philosopher - He often
used the word smell of, figuratively for to
partake of. I know not whether it was
because he delighted in the Sense
of smelling particularly, or for want of words
to express himself better in english -

He now pull'd [pulled] out of his Pocket a fine
snuff Box. In taking a Pinch of Snuff, I ob=
=served on the inside of the Lid, a miniature
Picture of the [[King of Prussia]], w'ch [which] probably
was presented to him by that monarch at
the time [[Voltaire]] was so great a favourite
of his, & his chief Counsellor.

In speaking of an intended new publication
upon the History of a Time w'ch [which] has been often wrote on

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