A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Vol. 2 of 4 (Classic Reprint)
A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Vol. 2 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Robert Chambers

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 9780265603789

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Excerpt from A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Vol. 2 of 4 Having thus cleared the path to the ancient authorities, we come, for the first time, to consider who and what the Admi rable Crichton really was. The ac count which we have already given of his birth, parentage, and success at the university, we hold to be authentic; and to that part, therefore, of the biography we have no occasion to refer. Of the matters spoken of by Urquhart upon his own authority, we have said enough, and they come not within the sphere of such investigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, In
A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, In

Author: Robert Chambers

Publisher: General Books

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9781458992963

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ANDREW HART.HENRY (blind Harrt). 15 The birks on Yarrow now deplore, Thy mournful muse has left the shore; Near what bright burn, or chrystal spring, Did you your winsome whistle King ? The Muse shall there, wi' wat'ry e'e, Gie the dank swalrd a tear for thee; And Yarrow's genius, dowy dame Shall there forget her blood-stain'd stream, On thy sad grave to seek repov, Wha mourn'd her fate, oondol'd her woes. Mr Hamilton of Bangour is sometimes mistaken for and identified with another poet of the same name, William Hamilton of Gilbertfteld in Ianark- shire, a lieutenant in the nary, who was the friend and correspondent of Allan Hainsay, and the modernizer of Blind Harry's poem of Wallace. The compositions of this gentleman display much beauty, simplicity, and sweetness; but he is neither so well known, nor entitled to be so, as the Bard of Yarrow. Mr Hamilton's private virtues were no less eminent than his poetical abilities. His piety, though fervent, was of that quiet and subdued cast that does good by stealth, and blushes to find it fame. His manners were accomplishedindeed so much so, as to earn for him the title of the elegant and amiable William Hamilton of Bangour.' 1IAHT, Andrew, deserves a place in this record, as one of the most distinguished of our early typographers. He flourished in the reign of James VI. Previous to 1600, he was in the habit of importing books from abroad; he wa at this lime exclusively a bookseller. From a mere bookseller he seems to have gradually become a publisher: several books were printed in Holland about the years 1600 and 1601, at his expense. Finally, he added the business of printing to his other dealings. The productions of his press specify that his shop was in the High Street of Edinburgh, on the north side, ...