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_--an article of more than forty pages, discussing the early history of Scotland and the historians who have written upon it (_Quarterly_, July, 1829); Tytler's _History of Scotland_--an article similar to that on Ritson's book (_Quarterly_, November, 1829); Pitcairn's _Ancient Criminal Trials_--a long article, which begins with an extended digression on booksellers and collectors and on the Roxburghe and Bannatyne clubs (_Quarterly_, February, 1831); Sibbald's _Chronicle of Scottish Poetry_--merely a series of notes on special points (_Edinburgh Review_, October, 1803); Southey's _Chronicle of the Cid_ (_Quarterly_, February, 1809). For the _Encyclopaedia Britannica_ Scott wrote an essay on Chivalry, as well as the one on Romance to which reference has been made.] [Footnote 108: Review of _Kelly's Reminiscences and the Life of Kemble_, _Quarterly Review_, June, 1826.] [Footnote 109: _Lockhart_, Vol. II, p. 97.] [Footnote 110: Terry had been educated as an architect, and his knowledge and taste were of assistance to Scott in connection with the building and furnishing of Abbotsford. After 1812 he played chiefly in London. In 1816 his version of _Guy Mannering_, the first of his adaptations from Scott, was presented. Before this he had taken the part of Roderick Dhu in two dramatic versions of _The Lady of the Lake_. In 1819 he was the first David Deans in his adaptation of _The Heart of Midlothian_. Six years later he became manager of the Adelphi theater, in association with F.H. Yates. At this time Scott became Terry's security for L1280, a sum which he was afterward obliged to pay with the addition of L500 for which the credit of James Ballantyne was pledged. When financial embarrassment caused Terry to retire from the management his mental and physical powers gave way, and he died of paralysis in 1829. Terry admired Scott so much that he learned to imitate his facial expression, his speech and his handwriting.] [Footnote 111: _Lockhart_, Vol. I, p. 94.] [Footnote 112: The phrase, which was a favorite one of Scott's, is spoken not by Tony Lumpkin, but by one of his tavern companions. Scott's use of it is an indication of the way in which he was familiar with the drama. Very likely he never reread the play after his youth, but his strong memory doubtless retained a pretty definite impression of it.] [Footnote 113: _Review of the L
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