Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . gions of Nature in depicting scenes of fanciful delight, has been suc-cessfully employed in embellishing the grounds around the house. The life and writings of the worthy Proprietor of Abbotsford requireno lengthened account in this place. Sir Walter Scott had alreadyestablished his fame as a Poet, but his recent avowal of the Authorshipof the Novels of Waverley, &c. stamps him, in an eminent degree, themost ingenious and able writer of the present day. In the year 1820,£S a special mark of royal favour, S
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . gions of Nature in depicting scenes of fanciful delight, has been suc-cessfully employed in embellishing the grounds around the house. The life and writings of the worthy Proprietor of Abbotsford requireno lengthened account in this place. Sir Walter Scott had alreadyestablished his fame as a Poet, but his recent avowal of the Authorshipof the Novels of Waverley, &c. stamps him, in an eminent degree, themost ingenious and able writer of the present day. In the year 1820,£S a special mark of royal favour, Sir Walter was advanced to thedignity of a Baronet, by his present Majesty. The worthy Baronet wasborn in the year 1771, and married, in 1797, Margaret Charlotte Car-penter, by whom he has issue two sons and two daughters. The elderson holds a commission in the Army; the younger is, at present, a Stu-dent at Oxford. The elder daughter is married to John Gibson Lock-hart, Esq. of Edinburgh, and the younger is unmarried. Motto:—Watch wee); over the crest, Reparabit cornua
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