In Praise of Edinburgh, An Anthology in Prose And Verse
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R. H A YD ON: SCOTT 213 which we had a splendid set-to ; Wilson looked like a fine Sand- wich Islander who had been educated in the Highlands. His light hair, deep sea-blue eye, tall athletic figure, and hearty hand- grasp, his eagerness in debate, his violent passions, great genius, and irregular habits, rendered him a formidable partisan, a furious enemy, and an ardent friend. . . . The season in Edinburgh is the severest part of winter. Princes Street in a clear sun-set with the Castle and t...he Pentland Hills in radiant glory, and the crowd illumined by the setting sun, was a sight perfectly original. First you would see limping Sir Walter, talking as he walked with Lord Meadowbank ; then tripped Jeffrey, keen, restless, and fidgety ; you next met Wilson or Lockhart, or Allan, or Thompson, or Raeburn, as if all had agreed to make their appearance at once. It was a striking scene — foreigners were impressed like myself. I wonder Allan never thought of it as the subject of a picture.
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