Project Gutenberg 2017-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 142 Hurd, Richard 1720 1808 Richard, Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry Hurd, Reverend Doctor (Richard) The works of Richard Hurd, volume 3 (of 8) Produced by Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "The Works of Richard Hurd, Volume 3" by Richard Hurd is a collection of philosophical dialogues and letters written in the early 19th century. This volume includes discussions on topics such as sincerity, retirement, and the historical context of Queen Elizabeth's reigne, featuring notable figures like Dr. Henry More and Edmund Waller. The opening of the volume begins with a preface that discusses the nature of writing dialogues, emphasizing a return to the ancient tradition of philosophical conversation. Hurd articulates the importance of sincerity and its place in human interaction, introducing a dialogue between Dr. More and Mr. Waller where they debate the practicality of sincerity in personal and societal dealings. Waller expresses skepticism about the possibility of absolute sincerity in the complex world of politics and personal relationships, setting the stage for further exploration of the themes of honesty and moral conduct throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Church of England -- Sermons Poetry -- History and criticism Romances -- History and criticism Dialogues, English Great Britain -- Civilization -- 17th century PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: History - British Category: Philosophy & Ethics 567192 2025-06-21T15:28:58.423106 text/html 543436 2024-10-23T01:58:14 text/html 392589 2025-06-21T15:29:09.138972 application/epub+zip 398341 2025-06-21T15:29:00.500995 application/epub+zip 276133 2025-06-21T15:28:59.413043 application/epub+zip 534855 2025-06-21T15:29:14.969973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472838 2025-06-21T15:29:07.785960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393565 2022-09-24T20:37:57.417371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463357 2025-06-21T15:28:57.031052 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443431 2024-10-23T01:58:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17533 2025-06-21T15:29:15.130933 application/rdf+xml 7499 2025-06-21T15:28:59.568000 image/jpeg 1740 2025-06-21T15:28:59.490984 image/jpeg 360473 2025-06-21T15:28:58.480022 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia