George Gilfillan, from his Introduction to ‘The Poetical Works of George Herbert' 1853

The second edition of Herbert’s poetry within 1853 was the labour of the Reverend George Gilfillan, a writer of considerable range. As his introduction clearly attests, Walton’s influence persists – but so does the commendation of Herbert’s literary merit (‘of a very rare, lofty, and original order’). See also above, p. 24.

Source: Gilfillan, from On the Life and Poetical Works of George Herbert, in ‘The Poetical Works of George Herbert’ (Edinburgh, 1853), pp. v, xviii–xix, xxi–xxiv, xxvi.