Scotherne, sanitary condition of the village of, [27, 23] (note). [[29]]
Scotland, pre-eminently a singing country, [32, 13].
Scott, Sir Walter, on poor law, [27, 14];
on tippling houses, [27, 15];
on the gambling nature of business generally, [27, 17];
on the beatitude and virtues of masterhood, [28, 16];
description of his first country house, [29, 7];
portrait of, frontispiece to 31;
made romance ridiculous, [31, 1];
the good his works could do, [31, 2];
his one weakness, ib.;
compared with Dante and Virgil, ib.;
life of, begins, [31, 4];
his temper, ib.;
his monument a vulgar gothic steeple, ib.;
the unhealthiness of his birthplace, [31, 5];
his ancestors, ib., also 12, 14, 16;
his notes and private letters, caution to be observed when reading, [31, 17];
his ancestors, [31, 24];
his aunt Janet, [31, 26];
divisions of his life, [32, 1], [3], [5];
his loving thought of his dogs on parting, [32, 3];
reflections on his life, [32, 2];
epitome of his youth, [32, 5];
his childhood, [32, 7]–12;
his pride, [32, 18];
his sorrow for his servants, [32, 20];
Sir Walter, commonly read, [32, 25] (note);
life of, too interesting to readers, [33, 1];
his mother, [33, 3];
his grandmother, [33, 8]–10;
his aunt, [33, 8]–13;
his library, [33, 11], [15];
Janet, aunt of Sir Walter, [33, 13], [16];
goes to the play, [33, 19];
his work always epic, [34, 7];
dramatic work contrary to his nature, ib.;
classed with Pindar, Homer, Virgil, and Dante, [34, 8];
his character-portraits, [34, 10];
his mode of travelling, [44, 167];
the chief charm of his prose works, what, and how obtained, [44, 168];
his opinion of British law, [47, 244];
his legal characters, [47, 247].
Scott’s land, limits of, fixed by the author, [29, 7].
Scottish streams, the beauty of the sound of, [32, 14].
Sculpture, effect of, on Scott when a child, [33, 18];
power of religious, meant to terrify, [33, 19];
grand knots in the beams answering all the purposes of, [46, 223].
Seaside hotel, old and new, [38, 38].
Seasons, proper observation of, a celestial work, [46, 228].
Secret, the utter and inmost, of the squire’s behaviour [45, 206].
Selborne, history of, alluded to on the Crocus, [26, 16]. [[30]]