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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
GLASGOW, 1794-1808
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"An Ell of Genealogy."-Origin and History of the Lockharts.-
Symon's town.-The House of Saint Lys.-Lockharts of
Symington, of the Lee.—The Heart of Bruce.-Cognisance
of the Lockharts.-Sir Stephen and Sir Allan.-Homicidal
Lockharts.-Lockharts of Cleghorn, Birkhill, Wicketshaw.
-Milton Lockhart. — Lockharts of the Covenant. — A
"Flyting."-After Bothwell Brig.-Somervilles, Nimmos,
Pringles.-Lockhart's parents.—His birth.-His shyness.—
"Twa Puddens."-His early stoicism.-School days.-
Habit of caricature.-Glasgow University.-His prizes.-
The Blackstone.-The Snell Exhibition.-Goes to Oxford
in a round jacket
PAGE
I-27
CHAPTER II
OXFORD, 1808-1813
The journey to Oxford described in "Reginald Dalton."-Prince
Charles at Derby.-Companions on the way.-Letter to
Dr. Lockhart.-Mr. Jenkyns.-The Oxford of 1809.- Lock-
hart's College friends.--Sir William Hamilton.-Constancy
of Lockhart's friendships.-Mr. Jonathan Christie.-His
description of Lockhart as an undergraduate.-Letters to
Mrs. Lockhart.-Balliol sermons. -No Fellowships for
Scots.-Hamilton's kindness.-A wine party.—St. Andrew's
Day. The Prince's memory.-Lockhart "crossed."-His
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wish to join the Spaniards against Napoleon.-His lin-
guistic studies.-Letters to Mr. Christie.-Hamilton's studies
in magic.-Lockhart in The Schools.-Dinners at Godstowe.
-"No Scotch Need Apply."-Gets a First-Class.-Leaves
Oxford. His acquirements
. 28-59
CHAPTER III
GLASGOW, 1813-1815
Early disadvantages of Lockhart.-His loneliness.-Reflections.
-Letters to Mr. Christie.-The Theatre in London. -Miss
Duncan.-The Schools.-Anecdotes of Scotch clergymen.—
The stool of repentance.-Dulness of Glasgow.-Admira-
tion of Wordsworth and Byron.—Mr. Christie's projected
novel. Lockhart's novel.-Scotch manners. -Mediæval
studies.-Double authorship of "Waverley."-"Wattie a
fecund fellow."-Lockhart's own novel postponed.—" Lock-
hart will blaze!"-His neglect of his own poetical powers.
Sordid ignorance of Glasgow. - Hamilton and the
Humanity Chair in Glasgow.-Lockhart's novel. — “The
Odontist."- Solitude.-Glasgow society.-A commercial
ball.-Count Pulltuski.-"Gaggery."-Dinner with a dentist.
-Caricature of Pulltuski.-Tour after trout.-Scheme of an
"Oxford Olio."--A pun.-Anecdotes of the clergy.-A Holy
Fair.-Lockhart goes to Edinburgh to study law
60-90
CHAPTER IV
EDINBURGH, 1815-1817
Edinburgh described in "Peter's Letters."-Letters to Christie.
-Description of Wilson.-His inconsistency.-His charm.
-Edinburgh populated by authors.-Sir William Hamilton
writing on Waterloo.-A dinner with Hamilton.-Descrip-
tion of De Quincey.-Lockhart's Essay on Heraldry.-An
Edict of Glasgow University.-Study of Wordsworth.—
Parodies of Wordsworth by Lockhart.—Sir William Hamil-
ton an elder of the Kirk.-Death of Mrs. Nicoll.-Death of
a friend.-Hamilton's baronetcy.-His disadvantages.—
Kean acting in Edinburgh.-Literary projects.-Lockhart
called to the Bar.-His first fee spent on punch.-Criticism
of "Old Mortality."-Needless severity.-"Blacky."-Lock-
hart's train of negro servants.-Description by the Ettrick
Shepherd.-German tour.-Early transaction with Mr.
Blackwood.-Problem of Lockhart's attachment to Black-
wood's Magazine.-Lockhart on Mr. Blackwood's character.
-Intellectual defects of Edinburgh society.-Whig arro-
gance and ignorance.-Lockhart's mission.-Scotland in a
state of "facetious and rejoicing ignorance."-Lockhart's
ideas resemble those of Carlyle.-His want of earnestness.
-His opportunity.-" Prophesying not to be done on these
terms "
. 91-125
CHAPTER V
EDINBURGH, 1817-1818
Blackwood's Magazine.—Account of it in letter to Haydon
(1838).-Lockhart "helps Blackwood out of a scrape."-
"Row in Edinburgh."-Lockhart made the scapegoat.—
His regrets. His prospects ruined." Intolerably grievous
fate." - Parallel of Theodore Hook.-Responsibility for
Blackwood's.-Wilson and Lockhart not paid Editors.-
Lockhart not the assailant of the Lake Poets.-Errors in
"Life of Christopher North."-The early numbers of the
Magazine.-Lockhart's articles on Greek Tragedy.—Black-
wood quarrels with his original Editors.-They take service
with Constable.-Their new Opposition Magazine.—Scott
and Pringle.-Attack on Coleridge.-Wilson, Jeffrey, and
Coleridge.-Lockhart on literary Whigs of Edinburgh.-
Attack on the "Cockney School."-Keats and Lockhart
agree in their views of Leigh Hunt.-"Vain, egotistical,
and disgusting."-His "Tale of Rimini."-His enmity to
Sir Walter Scott.-He and Keats fancy that Scott is their
assailant. - Persistence of this absurdity." The Chaldee
Manuscript."- Hogg claims the authorship.-Burlesque
reply. Lockhart's own statement.-Analysis of "The
Chaldee."—" No end of public emotion'
126-162
CHAPTER VI
EDINBURGH, 1817-1819
Blackwood's next scrape.-Its origin.-Cavalier and Covenanter.
-Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe. His edition of Kirkton.
-Dr. M'Crie assailed for contributing to Blackwood.-
Lockhart carries the war into Africa.-Attacks clerical con-
tributors to the Edinburgh Review.-Writes as Baron von
Lauerwinkel.-Criticises critics.—Shakespeare.—The real
Lockhart.-On Napoleon.-On Jeffrey.-Jeffrey's real in-
significance. His ignorance.-His treatment of Goethe.-
Lockhart's defence of Christianity against the Edinburgh
Review. How far justified.-Examples of religious criticism
from the Edinburgh.-The sceptical priest.-Sydney Smith's
flippancies in the Edinburgh.—"Merriment of Parsons."—
Evangelicals "nasty vermin."- Lockhart on Scottish re-
ligion. His reprisals. Personal attack on Playfair.
Scott's disapproval. - Wilson and Lockhart are attacked
anonymously."Hypocrisy Unveiled." - They challenge
their opponent.-Jeffrey's reply.—Mr. Macvey Napier sus-
pected. - Denies the charge. -Extracts from his unpub-
lished Correspondence.-Sir John Barrow's letter.-Playfair
and the Quarterly Review
163-190
CHAPTER VII
Edinburgh, 1818-1820
Lockhart meets Scott.-"The Shirra."-Invitation to Abbots-
ford.-Lord Melville.-Scott discourages the iniquities of
Blackwood's.-His chuckle.-The attack on Keats.—Mr.
Colvin's theory.-Bailey's story.-The story criticised.-
Common friends of Keats and Lockhart.-Christie on
Keats. Kindly remark of Lockhart on Keats.-Lockhart
and the scrape of a friend.-Action of Lockhart.-His
relations with his father.-Letter to Christie.-His view
of Leigh Hunt and Hazlitt.—Quarrel with Hamilton 191-205
xix
CHAPTER VIII
EDINBURGH, 1819-1820
"Peter's Letters."-Scott's bequest of his baton.-Scott's politics.
-His comments on "Peter's Letters" in Blackwood.—On
Allan, the painter.-Lockhart revisits Abbotsford.-Rides
with Scott.-Scott's illness.-Praises "Peter's Letters."-
Analysis of "Peter's Letters."— Mr. Wastle of Wastle. -
Jeffrey.-Goethe.-A Burns Dinner.-Wilson.-The Shep-
herd.-Neglect of Greek.-Lockhart's supposed irony.—
The Edinburgh Review. — Jeffrey as a critic.- Lockhart
compared with Carlyle.-Defence of Coleridge.—The book-
sellers. Mr. Blackwood.-Story of Gabriel's Road.-John
Hamilton Reynolds.-Description of Scott at Abbotsford.—
His woods.-The Kirk.-Letters to Coleridge.-Reynolds
suggested as editor of a Tory paper. — Popular commo-
tions.-Lockhart as a yeoman.-Ballads attributed to him.—
His betrothal to Miss Sophia Scott.-Her letters.-Prince
Gustavus.-Descriptions of Miss Scott.-Scott asleep. 206-235
CHAPTER IX
EDINBURGH, 1820-1821
"The mother of mischief."-Election to Chair of Moral Philo-
sophy.-Hamilton and Wilson.-Calumnies against Wilson.
-Scott's defence. Lockhart's "Testimonium."— Scott's
letter of remonstrance. — Promises of good behaviour.-
Attacks on Lockhart in Baldwin's Magazine.—Mr. John
Scott, Editor of Baldwin's.-Tims.-Christie writes to Lock-
hart.-Lockhart's reply.-Demand for an apology.—Mr.
John Scott's answer.-Lockhart in London.-A challenge.
-Curious evidence of Horatio Smith.—A pacific second.—
No fight.-An oversight.-Christie's statement.-John Scott
challenges Christie.-A moonlight duel.—Christie's letter to
Lockhart.-Flight of Christie and Traill.-Distress of Lock-
hart.-Imputations on his courage.-Gallant behaviour of
Christie. The trial.-Acquittal.-Reflections
. 236-282