London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 648
yptian, and withequal facility. Not so Scott; his peculiar spirit was that of hisnative land; therefore, it related not to the whole essence ofman, but to that part of his essence dependent on locality, andtherefore, on nature.* The inspiration of Scott, therefore, was * Observe, the ruling spirit… … Accordingly, hisyet within sight of derived from nature, and fed by mankind,monument must be amidst natural scenery,the works and life of men. This point being settled saves us a great deal of trouble, forwe must go out towards Arthurs Seat, to get anything of countrynear Edinburgh, and thus our…
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