SUPPLEMENT TO JAMIESON'S SCOTTISH DICTIONARY. By David Donaldson. Now Ready, Price 25s.; Large Paper, 42s.
"The work, taken as a whole, entitles Mr. Donaldson to the gratitude of all interested in the study of philology, for having performed so thoroughly and so well a difficult and laborious task."—Scotsman.
"The soundness of the judgment which he has applied to this portion of his herculean task is only equalled by the fulness of his knowledge of those works which cover the whole period of Scottish history, during which the vernacular was written and spoken by all classes of society. A very large number of the words in the Supplement are recorded by Mr. Donaldson for the first time, at least as Scottish words, and of many of them the explanation will be found nowhere else.... Of Mr. Donaldson's work, it may safely be said that it is the most complete and scholarly endeavour that has thus far been made to accomplish a very difficult task."—Mail.
"On every page we find evidence that Mr. Donaldson has mastered all the works that cover the entire period of Scottish history during which the vernacular was written and spoken by all classes of society. He has, furthermore, utilised an extensive personal knowledge derived from the living speech of the people; and alike in the definitions and illustrations he displays unfailing soundness of judgment, shown sometimes as much in what he has omitted as in that which is given. An excellent memoir of Dr. Jamieson, admirable both for the fullness of its information and the generous warmth of its spirit, adds to the value of a work without which, we may safely affirm, no Scottish library can henceforth be regarded as complete."—Leader.
IDYLL OF THE CAPTIVE KING; and Other Pieces. With Etchings. By James Sharp. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
"The author gives undoubted evidence of his right to be heard, and our perusal of this volume enables us to commend his wide reading and knowledge of the world, both in its physical and ethical aspects. It is needless to add that Mr. Gardner has done his part admirably."—The Kelso Chronicle.
"Whether Mr. Sharp's poetry be regarded in the abstract, or as the product of the hours of leisure of a man of business, much of it is commendable, and much is genuine and sound in feeling."—The Scottish News.
Mr. James Sharp does not miss the occasion in his volume of poems, The Captive King (Alexander Gardner). His Jubilee Ode, like those of better-known bards, scarcely represents his poetic powers, as the following couplet may show:—
Much as we love the Prince of Wales, the Princess fair, serene,
We want no other sovereign! We want no other Queen!
"Tullibardine's Bride," though a little diffuse, is a readable narrative poem based on a Perthshire legend. In other lyrical pieces Mr. Sharp sustains a patriotic vein with fervour.—Saturday Review.