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Familiar Letters Of Sir Walter Scott
Author: Walter Scott

In these far climes it was my lot To meet the wondrous Michael Scott A wizard of such dreaded fame, That when in Salamancas cave, Him listed his magic wand to wave, The bells would ling in Notre Dame 1 Some of hb skill he taught to me And, Warrior, I could say to th The WO that cleft Eikh hills in three, 1 And bridled the Twdd with a curb of sto... more »ne But to speak them were a deadly sin And for having but thought them my heart within, A treble penance must be done. Lay of the Last Hinstrd, Canto 11. 1 Once upoua time Michael Scott ordered a demon to divide the Eildon hill, then a single cone, into three. A single night waa eufacient to part ita summit into the three picturesque peaks which it now beam. Copyright, 1893, BY ROUGHTON, MIFPLIN CO. AI1 right reserved. The Riacrsidc ss, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. d. Electrotyped and Printed by H. 0. Houghton Company. CONTENTS CHAPTER To M o m Cramp in the stomach . . 3 Extension of Abbotsford . 4 Publication of Rob Roy . . 4 Godfather to Terrys child . 5 Doom of Devorgoil . . . . 6 To LADY L OUISAS TUART Death of Lady Douglas . . 6 The Regalia of Scotland, - a good foundation for a story. . . . . . . . 7 , s To JOHN RI CHARDSO N Literary work and the extension of Abbotsford . 9 To THE DUKE O F BUCCLEUC H Regalia . . . . . . . 9,10 Partridge shooting. . . . 10 Great Rtom . . . . . . 10 FROM LA DYL o m s ST UART The novels in order of merit 11 Criticism of Rob Roy . . 11, 12 Authorship of the novels . 12 To LADY A BRRCOR N Death of Lord Abercorn 12, 13 Sympathy and proffered as sistance . . . . . . . 13 TO SOVTHEY Capt. Adam Ferguson . . 14 Humboldt . . . . . . 14 Basil Hall and Bonaparte 14, 15 To MISS EDGEWORT H Amelioration of Ireland . . 15 The Unknown compared with Miss Edgeworth . . 16 Anthorship of the intiquary l6 Miss Seward and Dr. Darwin 16 Poetry. . . . . . . . 17 XN. - 1818. FROM LA DY L OWIS S A T UAR T Reception and criticism of the Heart of Midlothian 18-23 . Lady Suffolk . . . . . 21 John, Duke of Argyles marriage . . . . . . . 21 22 A treasure of anecdote . . 22 Lady Charlotte Lindsay . . 22 FROM LA DYA BERCORN Criticism of the Tales of my Landlord . . . . . . 23 To LADY ABERCORN Planting at Drumlanrig . . 24 Visit to Morritt at Rokeby . 24 Bishop of Durham . . . 24 Edward Everett . . . . 24 Inconveniences of great popularity . . . . . . . 24 Visitors at Abbotsford . . 25 Hon. Robert Gordon au thorship of the novels . . 25 TO ms B OTHER The army as a profession . 27 Son Walters abilities . . 27 F a o L O CKHAR T Hypocrisy Unveiled its anthorship . . . . . 21, 20 Christopher Xorth . 2530 TO LOCKHART Judicious advice . . . 29-31 To MORRITT Personal attack on Playfair 31,32 FROM JE PFRE Y Maturins Ilomen . . . . 32 Solicih further contributions. . . . . . . . 32 CONTENTS vii CHAPTER XVI. - 1820. To JOANN BA A IL LIE Domestic afliictions deaths of his mother and Dr. and Miss Rutherford . . 69,70 Mrs. Siddons . . . . . . 70 To LADY ABERCOR N The yeomanry and the apprehended rising . . . 71 FROM LA DYL O SATU ABT Success of Ivanhoe, and cri ticism . . . . . . . 72 To LADY. ABERCOR N Engagement of daughter Sophia to Lockhart . . 73 Lockhart characterized . . 73 Badtimes . . . . . . 74 To HIS DAUGHTE S R O PHI A Marriage presents and good wishes . . . . . . . 74 To LaDY ABERCOH N Mamiaga of daughter . . 75 Prince Gustavus of Sweden 75 To LOCK H ART Return from honeymoon . 76 To MORRITT Bamnetcy . . . . . . 76 Lockhart . . . . . . . 77 Belzoni . . . . . . . 77 Duke of Wellington . . . 77 Employers and employed . 58 Radicalism . . . . . 78, 79 TO LADY ABERCOR N The Monastery and the Abbot 79 Lord Archibald Hamilton 70,8O Dean Swifts marginalia in Burnets history. . . . 80 NellGwyn . . . . . . 80 To HIS SON WALTER Burnfoot cottage Chiefswood . . . . . . . 81 Languages . . . . . 81,82 Parentaladvice...

ISBN-13: 9781408645390
ISBN-10: 1408645394
Publication Date: 2/29/2008
Pages: 460
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Publisher: Vintage Cookery Books
Book Type: Paperback
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