Of Hogg has that of ''The Queen's Wake"1 it being In dealing with Scott's own writings, the originalĮdition of " Marmion " x has been followed, as in the case (in to, or in sympathy with, the original authors of the Genius, and of a genius, too, who was marvellously Liberties taken with the text are the liberties of a man Ly accurate, he ventures notwithstanding to consider Ritings, which, though certainly not the most scientific. :ottish Border, a version of those priceless old Rom Gavin Douglas from Small's three-volume editionįor the ballads, the editor has drawn, whereverĭssible, upon Sir Walter Scott's Minstrelsy of the Wyntoun is from David Laing's Edition, and those Spalding Club Edition whilst that from Androw of The selections from u The Brus " are from C. Romance Poetry of Scotland, the edition of John Small. Laing's Select Remains of Ancient Popular and Of Huchown has, however, been taken from David As presentingįewer difficulties to the average reader, the specimen Ide from the Scottish Text Society's Editions of Lexander Scott, and Alexander Hume, have been Ristrem," from "The King's Quair," from Blind Harry, Taken to adopt the best critical texts of the older N compiling the following Anthology, care has been
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