Tod, Thomas, Esq. W.S. i. 163. Willie," ii. 271.
Turf, remarks on the, vii. 257. Turk, properties of a, iv. 133.
Colonel, Account of Rajasthan, Turnberry Castle, v. 6, 7.
Todd and Romanes, Messrs, vii. 308- 309.
Tolbooth, old, of Edinburgh, v. 166. A niche from or a niche in, 167. Toothach, viii. 319.
Turnbull, Rev. John of Tingwall, his voyage with Scott in 1814, iv. 183, 211. Character, 212. Severe domestic bereavement, ib. n. 217. "Turn-again," iii. 336, 339; iv. 85; v. 196.
"Too well known," the, viii. 160, 354. Turner's "History of the Anglo-
Torloisk, Isle of Mull, iv. 334.
Torlonia, Duchess of, x. 178. "Tormentil," iv. 194.
Town and country contrasted, ix. 219-20, 263.
Toy-woman, a travelling companion, ix. 158.
Tragedy, modern state of, vi. 144; vii. 236.
- a quietus to one in manuscript, vi. 143.
Train, Mr Joseph, poems of, v. 2. His usefulness to Scott in collect- ing traditions, anecdotes, and cu-
J. W., royal academician, his drawings at Abbotsford, vi. 20; x. 171. Visit to Scott, x. 94. Illus- trations of Scott's poetry, ib. Tutors, family, v. 264; vii. 152. "Twalmby, the great," viii. 116. Tweed, river, i. 300; ii. 273; iii.
339-40; v. 248.9, 319; vi. 247; vii. 408; viii. 66; x. 218. A rise of, vii. 307; ix. 139. New bridge, x. 57-8.
"Twin bodies" in Pitscottie's "His- tory," viii. 196. Twizzlehope, i. 269.
riosities, 3-7, 177, 197; of Old Mor-"Two DROVERS," tale of the, pub-
tality and Rob Roy, 178, 179. The "Wallace chair," vii. 222.
Letters to, v. 5, 7.
Traquair, Earl of, vii. 362.
Travel, advice regarding, vii. 28. Travelling, anecdotes of, iii. 344; v. 59; ix. 158.
expenses, ix. 7-56. Trial by jury, iii. 307. "Trifles in verse, by a young sol- dier," (Marjoribanks) i. 161. Tripp, Baron, anecdotes of, ix. 163-4.
Trows', of Shetland, iv. 207.
Truth, duty of when painful, viii. 341.
lished in November 1827, ix. 173. Tyree, Isle of, iv. 323.
Tytler, P. F., Esq., viii. 387. His "History of Scotland," vii. 174.
Uam Smowe, cave described, iv. 280-90. Contrasted with Macallis- ter's cave and Staffa, 332. Ugo Foscolo, transmutation of from "a lion" to a "bore," viii. 121. Ulva, iv. 335.
"Undine," tale of, vi. 142; vii. 28. Unhappy days, viii. 318.
Union of England and Scotland, viii. 290.
Unities, dramatic, vi. 308.
T. S. sketch of his singularities, viii. Urquhart, Sir Thomas, quotation
136. Affairs of, 159, 160.
Tuftile, wells of, iv. 257. Tullibody, i. 289.
"Tully-Veolan," i. 122, 291. Silver bear of, 297.
Useful lives, of short date, vii. 201. Usher, Mr. John, Toftfield, v. 235. 296 n.; vii. 162, 249. Uttoxeter, ix. 225.
Valetta, town of, in Malta, x. 143. Vanity, literary, viii. 184.
Van Mildert, Mrs. ix. 162.
Variorum Classics, 140 vols. gift of Constable, vii. 224.
Wags, professed, ix. 45. Waldie, Mr Robert, i. 159.
Miss, her " Rome in the Nine- teenth Century, 3 vols." i. 161.
Vase of silver, the gift of Lord By- Wales, North, viii. 47.
ron to Scott, v. 41, 44, 166.
Vathek, tale of, v. 34; ix. 45. "Vegtam's Kvitha," or the "descent
Venice, visit to, x. 199.
Ventriloquism, viii. 193.
Ventriloquist, a, ix. 320.
Vertot's "Knights of Malta," i. 66. Vesta, temple of, x. 188. Victoria, Princess, now Queen, Scott presented to, ix. 243.
Vida's poems, Scott falsely charged
of plagiarism from, iii, 294. Vidocq, memoirs of, ix. 304. Villa Muti, the residence of the last of the Stuarts, x. 184-5. Villiers, John, Earl of Clarendon, vi. 304; i. 343.
Violet, lines on a, i. 334. Virgil's sailor, prayer of, x. 34. Virtue, moral beauties of, ii. 139. Its own reward, vi. 176-7. Virtue and piety, cultivation of in the higher ranks of life, iv. 381, 383, 385, 388.
Virtuoso, definition of a, i. 120 n. "VISIONARY, THE," publication of in January 1820, vi. 181. Visits of three days, viii. 76 n. Volcanic island, new, x. 110, 125. Letter on, 126.
Volere, Chevalier de la, uncle to Lady Scott, vi. 9.
Voltaire, vi. 232.
Volunteers, burgher, v. 189.
Walker, Mr, teacher of dancing, i. 171.
Deacon, Galashiels, vii. 96. Helen, the original of Jeannie Deans, x. 117. Scott's Monument to, 118.
"Watch and Ward in Ireland," vii. 38.
"Water-bull," superstition, v. 126. Watering places, Society at, vii. 207.
Waterloo, field of, visited by Scott, v. 64. Major Gordon's Narrative of, 64-66. Letter on, from Scott to the Duke of Buccleuch, 67; and to Miss Baillie, 77.
Watson, Thomas, Esq., M.D., (in text erroneously James), accom- panies Scott in illness from Lon- don to Abbotsford, x. 206, 207 8. Captain James, R. N., x. 59. Watt, James, bust of, vi. 278. His remarks on Scotch artizans, 336 n. viii. 57.
— and Downie, trials of, for high treason, i. 307. Execution of Watt,
Wattie Waeman, suicide of, vii. 250. Waugh, Mr, Melrose, vi. 417; vii. 109.
"WAVERLEY, 3 Vols.," opinions of its merits, iv. 166. Constable's offer for the copyright, 167. Pub- lished July 1814, 166. Letters to Morritt on its progress and author- ship, 168, 173. Unprecedented success of, 395. Retrospect of its composition, 396. Letters on, from Morritt, 397; and from M. G. Lewis, 400. Edinburgh and Quar- terly Review notices of, 403-4. Opinions of others on, and charac- teristics of the Novel, 404. Senior's remarks on, vii. 123. See also i. 192, 291-2, 297; ii. 132, 249; iii. 299; iv. 124; v. 17, 176; vi. 176, 372, 379; ix. 321.
NOVELS," (The Magnum Opus,) COLLECTED EDITION, with NOTES, &c., 48 vols. First suggestion of the scheme, viii. 171-172. Arbitration on, and re- purchase of their copyrights, ix. 187-190. Preparation of, 194, 257, 262, 306-307. Dedication of, to George IV., ix. 240. Publication, and success of, 325, 326, 328, 356; x. 21, 96, 255.
Dramas of, v. 130, 310; vi. 28, 60; vii. 190, 211; x. 198.
"WAVERLEY NOVELS," secrecy and suspicion of their authorship, iv. 170, 176, 399-404; v. 51, 170, 389. Under a penalty of L.2000, vi. 21, 420; vi. 26, 178, 262. Letters of Mr Adolphus on, 364-386; vii. 124, 132- 134, 139, 188-190, 225-227, 338, 354; viii. 23, 67, 160; x. 242. Avowal of, 82-84.
MSS." presented to Constable, vii. 138. Wealth and Rank, remarks on Scott's estimate of, viii. 76-81.
Weare, murder of, by Thurtell, viii. 381; ix. 251-253. Weaver, "a gifted," anecdote of a, v. 175 n.
Weber, Henry, amanuensis to Scott, ii. 199, 200. His edition of "An- cient Metrical Romance," iii. 79, 81; viii. 287. Of "Beaumount and Fletcher's Works," iii. 302; iv. 77-78; viii. 287. Insanity of, iv. 146-151. Death of, 149. "II. lustrations of Northern Antiqui- ties," 153. Sketch of, viii. 287. iii. 145; iv. 154. Wedderburne, James, Esq., vii. 102, 106,
Weir, Dr, of Eastbank, vii. 194 n. Wellesley, Sir Arthur. [See Duke of Wellington.]
Marquis of, iii. 203, 205, 208; viii. 16, 41. Wellington, Duke of, Scott's esti- mate of his military character, iii. 313. Heroism of, v. 71. Scott presented to, 82; and awe of the Duke's presence, 92, 93. Allusion to, in "The Abbot," ib. n Appearance at the Coro- nation of George IV., vi. 351. Meetings with Scott in 1826, ix. 47-49, 52. Opposed to Mr Can- ning, 104. Meeting with Scott at Durham Castle, ix. 157-159; and at Ravensworth Castle, 163. His anecdotes of Foy and Tripp, ib. Meeting at Sunderland, 164. Eu-
logé of, 272. His bust of Scott at Apsley house, x. 266. Wellington, Duke of, iii. 160, 391; vi. 37, 210; vii. 87, 182, 322; ix. 99, 132, 186, 241, 302, 306, 372; x. 108.
Duchess of, iii. 321. Letters from, ib.
Wells of Slain, iv. 260.
Welsh Antiquaries and Poets, ii. 208. language, vi. 288.
Wemyss, Earl of, vi. 52.
Mr, of East Blair, viii. 3. Wesley, anecdote of, vi. 46. Life of, by Southey, 45-46. Westhall, Lord, ix. 350. Westmoreland Lakes, iii. 112. West-Port murders. [See Burke and Hare.]
Whale, Mr Lancelot, of the Gram- mar School, Kelso, i. 47, 158, 159. Sketch of, 48. Scott's progress in Latin under him, 48, 159; x. 12. Whales, iv. 238, 241-242. "What for no," phrase of, vii. 168. "What is this world?" ix. 71. Whately, Archbishop, vii. 4 n. Whig and Tory, viii. 201; ix. 126. Administration of, 131.
party, iii. 139-204, 391; v. 96, 295-6; vi. 350; viii. 124, 283, 333; ix. 101, 105, 108, 112, 131, 309, 317; x. 8.
Whisky, Highland, iv. 137; ix. 313. Irish, viii. 38.
White Boys, the Irish, vi. 124. "White horse in the Revelations,"
vi. 77. "teeth," iii. 38.
Whittaker, Mr G. B., bookseller, London, x. 109. Whitworth, Earl of, x. 261. Whyte, Miss Lydia, "a blue stock- ing," iii. 38, 95.
sketch of, 95; ix. 46. sion to the Highlands, iii. 96; and death, ix. 88.
Miss, La Cava, x. 163, 167. Wicklow County, Excursion to, viii. 23.
Wicks of Baiglie, i. 190. Widdrington, vii. 90.
Widows, burning of, in India, viii.
demands of, viii. 312, 313. Wild Bull, the, v. 127.
"WILD HUNTSMAN, THE," from Burger, i. 337, 349 passim.
Wilde, John, Professor of Civil Law, i. 81.
Wilkes, John, iii. 266.
Wilkie, Sir David, R. A., visits Ab- botsford, v. 253, 256, 261, 294 n. The Teniers of Scotland, viii. 254. His portraits of Scott, x. 263; and picture of "The Abbotsford Fa- mily," ib.
William IV., x. 8, 21, 89, 108, 251. "William and Helen." [See "Bur- ger's Lenore."]
Williams, Archdeacon, vi. 271 pas- sim. Chosen Rector of the New Edinburgh Academy, vii. 267, 271. vii. 385; x. 90, 221.
Williamson, W., of Cardrona, viii. 267, 268 n.
Willich, Dr, teacher of German, i. 278, 337.
Wilson, Captain, of the Lighthouse Yacht, iv. 183 passim, 369.
Harriet, publication of her Me- moirs, viii. 147. Meeting with, 148.
Mr Lestock, ix. 292, 293.
Professor John, short account of, iii. 384. His "Magic Mirror," iv. 39. Lines from, on "The Great Magician," 40. Visit to Ab- botsford, v. 368 passim, 393. Can- didate for the Moral Philosophy Chair, vi. 216. Letter from Scott on, 217. Admiral of the Lakes, viii. 30, 51. Visit to Storrs, 50.
v. 210; vi. 380; vii. 210; viii. 30; x. 256.
Robert Sym, Esq., viii. 159. William, Esq. ix. 18.
Mrs, Fushie Bridge, ix 178 n.
"With," a substantive, i. 126. Wolcott, Dr, his attack of Gifford, ix. 87.
Wollaston, Dr, at Abbotsford, vi. 239.
Woman of Fife, anecdote of a, viii. 39.
legal evidence of a deaf and dumb, viii. 401.
-"vain, beautiful as," viii. 311. Women, employment of, iv. 69; viii. 406.
of fashion, conduct of, viii. 74-5. "Women, or Pour et Contra," Ma- turin's novel of, v. 300. Scott's letter of advice on, ib. Review of, vi. 6.
Wood, Sir Alexander, i. 306, 324. Letter to, ix. 267.
Mr Alexander, surgeon, i. 20. Deacon, Galashiels, vii. 96. John Philip, Esq., ix. 351, 352 n. Woodhouselee, Lord, i. 59, 278; viii.
His impressions of Scott, 164-165. "Sonnet on Neidpath Castle," 11. 167. Visit at Grasmere of Mr and Mrs Scott, 274. Letter from, on Dryden, 287. Remarks on his poe- try, iii. 32; vi. 283; ix. 63-64, 90. "Sonnet on Killiecrankie," iii. 33. Opinion of "Marmion," 45. His bust by Chantrey, vi. 283. Visit to Storrs, viii. 50. Visited by Scott at Mount Rydal, 51-52. His anec- dote of Crabbe, ix. 64. Visit to Abbotsford, 1831, x. 104. His "Yarrow Revisited," ib. "Sonnet on the Eildons," 106. Wordsworth, letters from, ii. 165-287; iii. 45.
- iii. 172, 176, 260; vii. 262.
Miss, ii. 161, 162, 163 n.; vii. 262; viii. 52; x. 104.
World, "another and a better," ix. 268.
Wortley, Hon. John Stuart, x. 257.
"WOODSTOCK, 3 vols." Contracted Wyattville, Sir Jeffery, architect,
for in 1823. Progress of, viii. 199, 206-207, 213, 217-218, 23250, 265, 314. Sale of, 316. Publication of in June 1826, 353; and reception, 355. Critical remarks on, 355-356. Its success, 357. "Woody-Morven," The, iv. 339. Wordsworth, William, Esq. visits Scott at Lasswade, ii. 160. Recep- tion, ib.; and excursions, 161-164.
Wynn, Right Hon. C. W., ix. 243.
Yair, seat of Mr. Pringle, ii. 190. Yarmouth, Lord, now Marquis of Hertford, v. 47.
Yarrow, river, ii. 189; iii. 6; v. 193. Anecdotes of Mungo Park at, iii. 195, 197.
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