[346] He was talking about Pope. See the Recollections, by R.P. Gillies, Fraser's, xii: 253 (Sept., 1835).
[347] Review of The Battles of Talavera, Quarterly, November, 1809.
[348] Editor's Introduction to Montrose, Border edition of the Waverley Novels.
[349] Familiar Letters, Vol. I, p. 125.
[350] Quarterly, January, 1817. Scott evidently wrote this article chiefly for the purpose of defending the historical accuracy of Old Mortality. He also wished to show that The Black Dwarf was founded on fact; and he devoted some space, as will appear in the passage quoted below (pp. 111-112), to a discussion of the artistic aspects of these and the earlier Waverly novels.
[351] Journal, Vol. II, p. 269.
[352] Ibid., Vol. II, p. 276.
[353] Familiar Letters, Vol. I, p. 96.
[354] Introductory epistle to Nigel; Fam. Let., Vol. I, p. 28.
[355] Introduction to the Monastery.