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460 WILLIAM BLACKWOOD.- it. When I express a decided opinion it is of no use, I conceive, to embark in any controversy, and I have not the least wish to do so. I am quite satisfied you never intend anything unpleasant ; but if a man has corns, an accidental tread may be as painful as a malicious stamp." Nevertheless he does not adhere to the salutary plan of not reading disagreeable letters, and accordingly here is one fling more : John Gait to W. Blackwood. — 19
A RESOLUTE AUTHOR. 461 than Scott,—the quite different conception of a man without force of imagination or higher poetic insight, Hmited to the facts he saw, yet within his sphere capable also of making other men see these facts, and worthy of attention for that inferior but not unimpor- tant gift. Having delivered his soul, however, in this way, Gait resumes his friendly tone. It is with me a rule of life [he continues] never to make a difference in a matter of business one of personal feeling, and I have too sincere a regard 'for you personally not to lament anything of the character of misunderstanding between us. . . . I shall omit any passage that you may object to, even after all that has passed; but the working out of character and the features of individuality are things which I cannot change. In fact, the persons come to my imagination as [actual] persons, and I could no more change their method of thinking than I could do those of any living individual. We may add here an illustration of this book from M.Y Blackwood himself: — Edin., 7 April 1826. When I was reading the Laird's account of his school suffer- ings, it put me in mind of a story which Bob Miller has often told me of the way in which his High School master, Cruikshanks, who was a perfect barbarian, used to treat him. When he had got the school fairly begun to work, he used to cry up poor Miller, and say, " Come awa', Eobie, my man, ye ha'na got your med'cine yet, and gif ye ha'na earned it yet, ye will very soon." He then gave poor Eobie his usual quantity, a good round dozen of pawmies. Some of these letters are sealed with the large official seal of the Canada Company, and when Gait next wrote it was from Canada, where he was performing the more practical duties of a colonist, administrator, and settler
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XU CONTENTS. CHAPTER III. THE MAGAZ
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XIV CONTENTS. CHAPTER IX. COLERIDGE
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WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND HIS SONS. CHA
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HIS BIRTH. 3 son of Armiger of TuUi
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" THE TRADE. 5 above all, the quain
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WILLIAM CREECH. 7 called from his e
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HIS APPRENTICESHIP. 9 1790 to a fir
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THE bookseller's SHOP. 11 towards o
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IN GLASGOW. 13 and no more. This, n
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EARLY LOVE. 15 He went back at firs
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HE GOES TO LONDON. 17 additional ex
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MISS STEUart's LETTER. 19 happily b
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HIS MARRIAGE. 21 in the sentimental
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EARLY FAMILY LIFE. 23 days in the n
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THE STATE OF LITERATURE. 25 face of
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HIS CATALOGUE. 2*7 rash ; and thoug
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DIBDIN. 29 Another letter in the sa
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"able to throw a book or two in one
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M'CRIE's 'life of KNOX.' 33 and bri
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JAMES HOGG. 35 rived." James Hogg,
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MISS FERRIER, 37 It seems a little
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"quite in the right spirit." 39 The
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A SCOTS GENTLEWOMAN. 41 of her own
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scott's opinions. 43 that part of t
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VARIATIONS OF PUBLIC OPINION. 45 ri
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FIRST NEWS OF WATERLOO. 47 when rea
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THE 'siege of CORINTH.' 49 that he
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MINGLED SENTIMENTS. 51 same time sh
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Murray's criticism. 53 hundred and
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ROBERT SOUTHEY. 65 unnecessary for
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OFFER OF "A WORK OF FICTION." 57 mo
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DIFFICULTIES OF THE TRANSACTION. 59
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A DISAGREEABLE PAUSE. 61 Mr Murray
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SIGNOR ALDIBORONTOPHOSCOPHORNIO. 63
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SMOOTHING DOWN. 65 has 710 views el
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APPROACHING THE END. 67 Blackwood r
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"a work of tremendous splendour." 6
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"the black hussars of literature."
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FIRE AND BRIMSTONE. 73 description
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gifford's criticism. 76 If our conj
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MURRAY AND SCOTT. 77 It is characte
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RAPID SUCCESS. 79 '' The whole coun
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BICKERINGS. 81 To this startling in
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THE publisher's INDIGNATION. 83 whe
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CONTROVERSIES. 85 ciple of the case
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CONTINUED CONTROVERSIES. 87 point a
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THE CONTRACT DISSOLVED. 89 likely t
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FRIENDLY HOSTILITY. 91 From the fir
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CHAPTER III. THE MAGAZINE. ' THE ED
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SAGE ADVICE. 95 an extent of public
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THE EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. 97 absorbed
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LITERARY RECOMPENSE. 99 literary pr
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THE COMPANY IN PRINCES STREET. 101
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A PAIR OF FRIENDS. 103 Lockhart was
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THE UNSUCCESSFUL EDITORS. 105 plete
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THE LAST NUMBER. 107 number. It occ
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UNGENEROUS OPPONENTS. 109 was not a
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THE BEGINNING OF ' MAGA.' Ill North
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PRINTERS RATHER POOR THAN RICH. 113
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"TO MAKE A SPOON OR SPOIL A HORN."
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THE CHALDEE MANUSCRIPT. 117 come a
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A MAN CLOTHED IN PLAIN APPAREL. 119
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"the crafty. ' 121 supporters as we
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THE LEOPARD AND THE SCORPION. 123 d
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THE FLYING PEN. 125 suits, though h
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THE FIRST NUMBER. 127 lightning of
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CHAPTER IV. THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE
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MR J. G. DALYELL. 131 certain advoc
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ATTACKS ON COLERIDGE AND LEIGH HUNT
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ALARM OF MESSRS BALDWIN AND CRADOCK
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A FRIENDLY MEDIATOR. 137 that nothi
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THE COCKNEY SCHOOL. 139 ought certa
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ADMONITION AND ADVICE. 141 Moncreif
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THE OFFICE OF CONSTABLE. 143 fill s
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APPEAL TO SCOTT. 145 method of appr
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WILLIAM LAIDLAW. 147 in, so far as
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AN IRRESPONSIBLE WRITER. 149 fact t
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QUALIFIED DISAPPROBATION. 151 matte
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DOING WELL AND BEATING CONSTABLE. 1
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SECUEING SCOTT. 155 am essentially
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"he never shall be shamed." 157 una
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"I don't care a farthing for talent
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REFERS TO SCOTT. 161 published in t
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KEMONSTRANCES. 163 But, above all,
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DEFENCE. 165 on the matter as decis
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I "CONSULT SCOTT." 167 fore against
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LOCKHART AND MURRAY. 169 Calumny De
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DETERMINED TO STAND FAST. I7l to th
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I SECESSION OF MURRAY. 173 of them
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WRATH OF THE LITERARY ORACLES. 175
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DISCUSSIONS OF RELIGION. 177 myself
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THE LESLIE TRIAL. 179 on which it w
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TWO REMARKABLE MEN. 181 of mouth, t
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THE SNELL SCHOLAR. 183 forming part
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THE EDITORSHIP OF ' MAGA.' 185 beli
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lockhakt's report of the magazine.
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THE OPINIONS OF "JOHN." 189 we are
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JOINT EDITORS. 191 of the Admiralty
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IDLE YOUNG MEN. 193 They were idle
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A LITERARY PROTEUS. 195 ately subju
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LITERARY EXPEDITIONS. 197 had viole
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THE 'NOCTES.' 199 the foreground, a
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CO-OPERATION. 201 principle of proc
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SHREDS AND PATCHES. 203 or articles
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"two beastly books." 205 I have run
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THE DOUBLE NUMBER. 207 love and wit
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MATERIALS FOR ' NOCTES.' 209 The be
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JAMES SCOTT. 211 the Whig gang at h
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THE ODONTIST. 213 and whatever one
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LINES "IN PRAISE OF BLACKWOOD." 215
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men : THE CRAFTY AND THE SCORPION M
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Peter's letters. 219 expressions of
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AN AUTHOR AT BAY. 221 self; but I t
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APPLAUSE AND SUCCESS. 223 they cann
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THE FAST FEIEND OF ' MAGA.' 225 you
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A LIBERAL LETTER. 227 else, and on
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A PUBLISHER ON HIS DIGNITY. 229 Sin
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THE JOHN SCOTT TRAGEDY. 231 to the
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THE MYSTIC THREE. 233 to the laught
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Disraeli's mission. 235 we have, ac
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LOCKHART AND THE 'QUARTERLY.' 237 e
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THE TIGER. 239 so-called gay wateri
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A ROMANCE OF CONVERSATION. 241 righ
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MAKING A 'NOCTES.' 243 1829. The Do
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A MANUSCRIPT RETURNED. 245 the thin
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SAD PREVISIONS. 247 different metho
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SCOTT AND HOGG. 249 "Perhaps my las
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ABBOTSFORD WITHOUT A SHILLING. 251
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EELEASED FROM SERVICE. 253 property
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CARELESS YOUTH. 255 advantage of re
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THE ' NOCTES AMBROSIAN^.' 257 of se
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PROFESSORSHIP. 259 undergraduate no
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Ambrose's a fiction. 261 the ease a
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Wilson's knapsack. 263 and this wou
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ARTICLE ON COLERIDGE. 265 work whic
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CHARLES LLOYD. 267 sheets. Mr Wilso
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THE MAN OF FEELING. 269 In 1822 the
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I A CRITIC CRITICISED. 271 wrong wi
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THE ETHICS OF REVIEWING. 273 and le
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DEFIANCE OF ALL COCKNEYS. 2*75 the
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ELLERAY. 277 resolved upon coming b
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THE EXCURSION. 279 here below; and
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AN AGONISING ALAUM. 281 criminal wr
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COLLAPSE OF WILSON. 283 anguish wer
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APOLOGY. 285 I shall be very anxiou
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A BAD JOKE. 287 courts, and consequ
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WILSONS POWERS OF WORK. 289 it more
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LIBERAL SENTIMENTS. 291 which has l
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— printer's devils. 293 to wait o
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THE PUBLISHER "BASELY CRUEL." 295 T
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THE professor's RESOLUTIONS. 297 wi
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' NERVOUSNESS. 299 easily if necess
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FOOLISH TO RETURN MONEY. 301 The co
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NOT EDITOR BUT FRIEND. 303 mine on
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UNGRACIOUS AND UNCIVIL. 305 could h
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MANAGING THE PROFESSOR. 307 times c
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MRS HEMANS. 309 I may add here two
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MR aird's poem. 311 and that a twen
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A HANDSOME INDUCEMENT. 313 follows
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BEHIND THE SCENES. 315 two of his o
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CHAPTER VII. THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD.
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Hogg's thought of excelling burns.
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THE TWELFTH ON ETTRICK. 321 as well
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Hogg's prose works. 323 books, and
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Hogg's home. 325 JTist yet. Believe
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A HIGHLY-RESPECTED SHEPHERD. 327 go
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AN INDIGNANT AUTHOR. 329 The tailor
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UNTHRIFTY SCOTS. 331 with greater b
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A BENIGN SHADOW. 333 This refers to
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A NEW PUBLISHER. 335 ability of cor
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BEGINNING TO FEEL A COLD SIDE. 33Y
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A PRETTY QUARREL. 339 it that nothi
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THE FIFTY POUNDS. 341 unattractive
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Hogg's criticism. 343 he would sure
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'the brownie.' 345 which, when guar
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GLORIOUS SPORT. 347 improbable; for
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A MORE AMIABLE MOOD. 349 liberty to
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A DEAR RENT AND TWO FLITTINGS. 351
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THE shepherd's FAMILIARITY. 353 She
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A BEASTLY ' NOCTES.' 355 rid of it,
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HOW TO COOK A BLACKCOCK. 357 Blackw
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MRS HOGG. 359 pastoral house, full
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— CHAPTEE VIII. WILLIAM MAGINN. A
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A TRAGIC CONTRAST. 363 was deep in
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K T. s. 365 we have said, either in
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CONFUSED IDEAS. 367 of the Magazine
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PROFESSOR LESLIE. 369 who appreciat
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ACTION FOR LIBEL. 371 others of my
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maginn's prudence. 373 the loss of
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— THE DEATH OF KEATS. 375 aware.
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IGNOKANCE REGARDING IRELAND. 377 Wh
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W. Blackwood to B. T. S. GIVING THE
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'DON JUAN.' 381 from him for some m
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MAGINN IN PRINCES STREET. 383 you c
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RECEPTION OF MAGINN. 385 long lette
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CAPTAIN ROCK. 387 editors are dicta
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PROTESTANT GRIEVANCES. 389 article,
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JUDICIOUS ADVICE. 391 there is no c
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THE LIBEL ON MARTIN. 393 in the Les
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A D D DECENT MAN. 395 him), there w
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MEN OF LETTERS. 397 know a quantum
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CROKER. 399 I told him, could be ea
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THE editor's views. 401 not worth a
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THE PULSE OF THE PUBLIC. 403 to my
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"bright broken maginn." 405 ance wi
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A RETAINING FEE. 407 the more likel
Page 431 and 432: IDEAL CONDUCT OF A MAGAZINE. 409 th
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Page 435 and 436: o'doherty's genius. 413 and to comm
Page 437 and 438: PLAN OF UNWRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS. 41
Page 439 and 440: AN INSUPPORTABLE PRESENTIMENT. 417
Page 441 and 442: STORIES BETTER THAN POLITICS. 419 k
Page 443 and 444: SONNET "TO MY TIN SHAVING-POT." 421
Page 445 and 446: THOMAS DE QUINCEY. 423 ature, with
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Page 449 and 450: THE ATLAS OF THE MAGAZINE. 427 T. B
Page 451 and 452: THE LATEST DAY FOR RECEIVING " COPY
Page 453 and 454: A MODEL OF PUNCTUALITY. 431 1. In s
Page 455 and 456: TORPOR OF THE TORIES. 433 3. A misc
Page 457 and 458: TRIBULATIONS. 435 delay, but for de
Page 459 and 460: THINGS THAT NEVER COULD RECUR. 437
Page 461 and 462: MR Blackwood's exalted view of lii\
Page 463 and 464: V LABOUR AND VEXATIO\ 441 I need sc
Page 465 and 466: TOM CRINGLE MAKES HIS BOW. 443 had
Page 467 and 468: CHAPTER X. JOHN GALT—JOHN WILSON
Page 469 and 470: A publisher's secret hope. 447 port
Page 471 and 472: NOT SCOTT, BUT SCOTTISH. 449 lisher
Page 473 and 474: "not a book, but a fact." 451 of ti
Page 475 and 476: A REAL JUDGE. 453 Imagine that his
Page 477 and 478: galt's want of any critical faculty
Page 479 and 480: A CANDID AUTHOR. 457 the second tim
Page 481: THE SCOTTISH DEFOE. 459 finished be
Page 485 and 486: A FOUNDER OF CITIES. 463 when I sha
Page 487 and 488: THE CANADA COMPANY. 465 He writes a
Page 489 and 490: — DECADENCE. 467 in these—may w
Page 491 and 492: NEW PROJECTS. 469 thoughts which so
Page 493 and 494: HIS NAME NOT ENOUGH. 471 tion than
Page 495 and 496: MR CROKEH'S CRITICISM. 473 any want
Page 497 and 498: SECOND ONLY TO SCOTT. 475 only good
Page 499 and 500: OTHER CONTRIBUTORS : CHAPTER XL REV
Page 501 and 502: IRISH LITERARY MEN. 479 much applau
Page 503 and 504: 'SALATHIEL.' 481 the history of the
Page 505 and 506: A FAITHFUL CONTRIBUTOE. 483 G. R. G
Page 507 and 508: A MOMENTARY PIQUE. 485 they would n
Page 509 and 510: "the duke." 487 There are some inte
Page 511 and 512: A PRUDENT DELAY. 489 the history of
Page 513 and 514: THOMAS DOUBLEDAY. 491 seems to a cu
Page 515 and 516: yron's autobiography. 493 No man, y
Page 517 and 518: A FEMALE PEN. 495 courteous and fri
Page 519 and 520: ALARIC ATTILA WATTS. 497 ^Edinburgh
Page 521 and 522: LITERARY GOSSIP. 499 Archdeacon Nar
Page 523 and 524: THE ESSAYS OF ELIA— "SILLY PIECES
Page 525 and 526: THE FIRST LITERARY AGENT. 503 parag
Page 527 and 528: THE COEONATION NUMBER. 505 from tow
Page 529 and 530: 'VIVIAN GREY.' 507 ready to quote a
Page 531 and 532: THE BECKFORD LIBRARY. / 509 and cat
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CRITICISM INVITED. 511 tude " was e
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B. S. Rintoul to W. Blackwood. 'THE
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CHARACTER OF THE NEWSPAPER. 515 off
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THE ELDER d'iSRAELI. 517 " As you t
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THE ANNALS OF THE PRESS. 519 next n
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LOG-ROLLING. 521 of bygone news and
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