...equal earnestness, into the promotion of his literary views. " Blest be his generous heart for ay; He told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way, with...hill ; Watched my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy. He little ween'da parent's tongue Such strains had o'er my cradle sung."...

...his literary views. " Blest be his generous heart for ay: He told rue where the relic lay, 1'ointed my way, with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest...hill; Watched my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy. lie little ween'da parent's tongue Such strains had o'er my cradle sung."...

...promotion of his literary views.. " Blest be his generous heart for ay ; He told me where the relic l«y, Pointed my way, with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill ; Watched my first uotes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy. He little ween'da parent's tongue Such strains...

...fairies sought our land again, So powerful was the magic strain. Blest be his generous heart for aye ! He told me where the relic lay ; Pointed my way with...parent's tongue Such strains had o'er my cradle sung. O could the bard I loved so long, Reprove my fond aspiring song ! Or could his tongue of candour say,...

...good at it. Of course I dedicated The Mountain Bard to him : Blest be his generous heart for aye ; He told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill, Watchad my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy : He little ween'da parent's...

...good at it. Of course I dedicated The Moontain Bard to him ;— Blest be hii generous heart for aye ; He told me where the relic lay. Pointed my way with ready will, Afar on Euriek's wildest hill, Watch'd my first notes with curious eyef And wonder'd at my minstrelsy : He...

...it. Of course I dedicated The Mmm i iiu It.iril to him ; — Bleat be hi» generous heart for aye ; He told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way with ready will, Anr on Kttrick's wildest hill, Watch'd my first notes with curious eye* And wonder'd at my minstrelsy...

...Shepherd, in his dedication of the Mountain Sard to Scott: Bless* d be his generous heart for aye ; !Je told me where the relic lay ; Pointed my way with ready will. Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill ; Watch' d my first notes with curious eye, And wonder' d at my minstrelsy : He little ween'da parent's...

...tolerably good at it. I dedicated " the Mountain Bard" to him : — Bless'd be his generous heart for aye, He told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest trill; Watch'd my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy : He little ween'da parent's...

...and lake amid the fearfully-wild mountain fastnesses that separate the vales of Yarrow and Mortal. 9 Pointed my way, with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's...parent's tongue Such strains had o'er my cradle sung." When the work was finished, Scott took the hard with him to Edinburgh, and introduced him to Mr. Constable,...