The lord of the isles . RTISEMENT. than ourselves; we can only say. that without possessing greater beautiesthan its predecessors, it has certain violations of propriety, both in thelanguage and in the composition of the story, of which the former efforts ofhis muse afforded neither so many nor such striking examples. We have not now any quarrel with Mr. Scott on account of the measurewhich he has chosen ; still less on account of his subjects : we believe thatthev are both of them not only pleasing in themselves, but well adapted toeach other and to the bent of his peculiar genius. On the con
The lord of the isles . RTISEMENT. than ourselves; we can only say. that without possessing greater beautiesthan its predecessors, it has certain violations of propriety, both in thelanguage and in the composition of the story, of which the former efforts ofhis muse afforded neither so many nor such striking examples. We have not now any quarrel with Mr. Scott on account of the measurewhich he has chosen ; still less on account of his subjects : we believe thatthev are both of them not only pleasing in themselves, but well adapted toeach other and to the bent of his peculiar genius. On the contrary, it i*because we admire his genius, and are partial to the subjects which hedelights in. that we so much regret he should leave room for any differenceof opinion respecting them, merely from not bestowing upon his publicationsthat common degree of labour and meditation which we cannot help savingit is scarcely decorous to withhold.—Quarterly Berk:. No. xxvi. July1815. §§§&& -fit A L1 A - ^*. ^r-t**, i.
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