The Elphinstone family book of the lords Elphinstone, Balmerino and Coupar . Original letters, in Elpliinatone diarter-chest. - Birthday Book, 310 THE HONOURABLE MOTJNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE, 1779-1859. sports and escapades than to apply himself seriously to his books-contrast to the careful and studious statesman of after years.^ In one of his juvenile letters to his mother, young Mountstuart appears in thecapacity of a poet. We venture to quote the letter here as a homely passagein the youth of a great man, especially as so little has been written of his boy-hood, and as this introduces h
The Elphinstone family book of the lords Elphinstone, Balmerino and Coupar . Original letters, in Elpliinatone diarter-chest. - Birthday Book, 310 THE HONOURABLE MOTJNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE, 1779-1859. sports and escapades than to apply himself seriously to his books-contrast to the careful and studious statesman of after years.^ In one of his juvenile letters to his mother, young Mountstuart appears in thecapacity of a poet. We venture to quote the letter here as a homely passagein the youth of a great man, especially as so little has been written of his boy-hood, and as this introduces him in a hitherto undescribed capacity. The rhythmwill be recognised as that of many of Cowpers well-known pieces, and we mayinfer that young Elphinstone had his poetic instincts stimulated at the time bythe perusal of that author. He writes as follows :— Drummond Castle, December 30th. My dear Mama, I wrote you long ago,Aud very sorry was, when I did know,At York, my letter you did not receive,For which I truly very much did Drummoud is a pretty rooms are hung with all the ancient from our window have a lovely
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