Excerpt from Hill-Side and Border Sketches, Vol. 1 of 2: With Legends of the Cheviots and the Lammermuir I have Closed the leaden lattice, and resumed my arm-chair. Did he of Auburn write his Deserted Village in this chamber The floor is unfortunately carpeted, not sanded, but there stands identically, The varnished clock that Clicked behind the door, and in the corner opposite, a porcelain deformity in the shape of tea-pot, with cup and saucers in strict conformity, of no use whatsoever, and therefore wisely kept for shew. The mantel-piece is crowded with Spar and pebbles collected among the neighbouring hills -preserved hawks and owls ornament the walls and while Flora Mac Donald lo oks me full in the face, I am flanked right and left by The Prodigal Son' and The Young Pretender.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.