ture, is no separate faculty, no organ which can be superadded to the rest, or disjoined from them; but rather the result of their general harmony and completion (p. 281).

What Burns's force of understanding may have been, we have less means of judging; it had to dwell among the humblest objects; never saw philosophy; never rose, except for short intervals, into the region of great ideas. Nevertheless, sufficient indication remains for us in his works, etc. (p. 282).

Under a lighter and thinner disguise, etc. (p. 284).

and thus the Tragedy of the adventure becomes a mere drunken phantasmagoria, painted on ale-vapors, and the Farce alone has any reality (p. 285).

The Song has its rules equally with Tragedy (p. 286).

of nature, is no separate faculty, no organ which can be superadded to the rest, or disjoined from them; but rather the result of their general harmony and completion (p. 33).

What Burns's force of understanding may have been, we have less means of judging: it had to dwell among the humblest objects; never saw Philosophy; never rose, except by natural effort and for short intervals, into the region of great ideas. Nevertheless, sufficient indication, if no proof sufficient, remains for us in his works, etc. (p. 33).

Under a lighter disguise, etc. (p. 41).

and thus the Tragedy of the adventure becomes a mere drunken phantasmagoria, or many colored spectrum painted on ale-vapors, and the Farce alone has any reality (p. 43).

Yet the Song has its rules equally with Tragedy, etc. (p. 46).

surrendered to Necessity, as the most part only do, etc. (p. 293).

Some of his admirers, indeed, are scandalized at his ever resolving to gauge; and would have had him apparently lie still at the pool, till the spirit of Patronage should stir the waters, and then heal with one plunge all his worldly sorrows! We fear that such counsellors knew but little of Burns; and did not consider that happiness might in all cases be cheaply had by waiting for the fulfilment of golden dreams, were it not that in the interim the dreamer must die of hunger (p. 298).

And yet he sailed a sea, where without some such guide there was no right steering (p. 300).

The influences of that age, his open, kind, susceptible nature, to say nothing of his highly untoward situation, made it more than usually dif

Necessity, as the most part only do, etc. (p. 61).

Certain of his admirers have felt scandalized at his ever resolving to gauge; and would have had him lie at the pool, till the spirit of Patronage stirred the waters, that so, with one friendly plunge, all his sorrows might be healed. Unwise counsellors! They know not the manner of this spirit; and how, in the lap of most golden dreams, a man might have happiness, were it not that in the interim he must die of hunger! (p. 73.)

And yet he sailed a sea, where without some such loadstar there was no right steering (p. 77).

The influences of that age, his open, kind, susceptible nature, to say nothing of his highly untoward situation, made it more than usually dif