Whether this reasoning be correct or otherwise, the present author felt, that, in confining himself to subjects purely Scottish , he was not only likely to weary out the indulgence of his readers, but also greatly to limit his own power of affording them pleasure. In a highly polished country, where so much genius is monthly employed in catering for public amusement, a fresh topic, such as he had himself had the happiness to light upon, is the untasted spring of the desert;⁠—

“Men bless their stars and call it luxury.”

“Men bless their stars and call it luxury.”