1899

"The enjoyment of poetry demands no laborious intellectual in-
tensity. It is upon the bours of our pleasure she descends,-it is
our recreation she exalts. Thus, she mak our relaxations become
the most dignified moments of our existence.'

Rev. C. Wolfe.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

EDINBURGH:

PUBLISHED BY GEORGE A. DOUGLAS,