ABSTRACT
Reprinted from The Letters of Sir Walter Scott, ed. Sir H. J. C. Grierson (12 vols, 1932–7), iii, pp. 335–6. After refusing the Laureateship himself Scott wrote this generous letter to Southey.
Reprinted from The Letters of Sir Walter Scott, ed. Sir H. J. C. Grierson (12 vols, 1932–7), iii, pp. 335–6. After refusing the Laureateship himself Scott wrote this generous letter to Southey.