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profession of arms. Such men do not court situations of danger, or tread in the paths of glory. They will not be found in your service, which, in our own days, emulates on another element the superior fame of the Macedonian phalanx, or of the Roman legion, and which has lately made the shores of Europe and of Africa resound with the shouts of victory, from the Texel to the Tagus, and from the Tagus to the Nile!

The works of Burns will be received favourably by one who stands in the foremost rank of this noble service, and who deserves his station. On the land or on the sea, I know no man more capable of judging of the character or of the writings of this original genius. Homer, and Shakespear, and Ossian, cannot always occupy your leisure. These volumes may sometimes engage your attention, while the steady breezes of the tropics swell your sails, and in another quarter of the earth charm you with the strains of nature, or awake in your memory the scenes of your early days. Suffer me to hope that they may sometimes recal to your mind the friend who addresses you, and who bids you-most affectionately-adieu !

LIVERPOOL, 1st May, 1800.

J. CURRIE.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The Editor begs to acknowledge the kindness of many re-
spectable Correspondents, whose communications, valuable
in themselves, did not come within the limits to which
he was obliged to confine himself. Such assistance as he
has used will in general be found to be acknowledged.
But it is not noticed in the proper place that the informa-
tion respecting the school-establishment and the marriage-
laws of Scotland, rests on the authority of Frazer Tytler
Esq. Judge Advocate of Scotland, and of David Hume
Esq. Professor of Scottish law in the University of Edin-
burgh, by whom it was obligingly furnished.

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MEMOIR respecting BURNS by a LADY,
CRITICISM on the WRITINGS of BURNS,
including observations on poetry in the
Scottish dialect, and some remarks on Scot-

tish literature,

TRIBUTARY VERSES on the DEATH

BURNS by Mr. Roscoe,

APPENDIX, No. I. .

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IF the Editor has not mentioned by name the various persons who subscribed, or who promoted the subscription for the support of the widow and children of Burns, this has arisen from his not being in possession of the necessary documents. In the 232d page of this volume, the name of Mr. Alexander Cunningham ought however to have been inserted along with those of the other gentlemen acting as trustees for the family of our poet. He was indeed particularly and indefatigably zealous in promoting the interest of the widow and her children, at a period when such services were highly important, and not a little difficult. The Editor is happy in an opportunity of doing this justice, tardy and imperfect though it be, to an old friend, of the generous qualities of whose heart he retains a just and lasting impression.

By some inattention, several errors of the press appear in the valuable letter of Professor Stewart, in this volume, which the Editor very much re grets. They are as follows :

Page 146, line 19, for Masonic-lodge, read Mason-lodge.
Same page, line 23, for occasion, read reason.

Page 151, line 18, for the only other in company, read the only other person in company.

Page 152, line 2, for several, read general.

VOL. I.

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