A FEW HOURS WITH SCOTT.

A FEW HOURS WITH SCOTT:

BEING

SKETCHES IN THE WAY OF SUPPLEMENT TO THE

TWO POEMS OF "THE LORD OF THE ISLES,"

"True it is, that The Lord of the Isles' was concluded unwillingly and in
haste, under the painful feeling of one who has a task which must be finished.
rather than with the ardour of one who endeavours to perform that task well."
Introduction to "THE LORD OF THE ISLES," Ed. 1830.

"In a Sovereign's need, it is each liegeman's duty to be bold."

KENILWORTH, Chap. xv.

BY ONE OF HIS OLD READERS.

EDINBURGH :

ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, NORTH BRIDGE.

MDCCCLVI.

280. S. 181.

EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY R. AND R. CLARK.