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Beattie, James
completely fulfilled, largely because his already fragile health declined markedly and his wife gradually became mentally unstable. Capitalizing on the popularity of the Essay , in 1773 he solicited subscriptions for a new edition which would include additional essays on other topics, and, after delays caused by illness, he saw this enlarged version through the press in 1776. Eventually his deterioriating condition and that of his wife forced him to abandon any hope of completing a systematic...