Bishop Berkeley destroyed this world in one volume octavo; and nothing remained, after his time, but mind; which experienced a similar fate from the hand of Mr. Hume in 1737.
Sydney SmithAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: english
- Born: June 3, 1771
- Died: February 22, 1845
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