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to his previous labours ; and, indeed, there is a generous wisdom, 

 significant of extensive experience, in the accumulation of particulars 

 enumerated by him as requisite for the guidance of " travelled inva- 

 lids" as they hasten from home in the hope of being " rejoiced that 

 they had exchanged art for nature" and for health at the Spas of 

 Germany. 



Dr. Granville's volumes have a very handsome appearance, and 

 are sufficiently well adapted to allure the admiration of a fashionable 

 patronage with its desirable results. His prints ai'e neatly executed, 

 his pages are printed with a clearness that will ensure comfort in 

 their perusal, and the purity of his philological attainments is exem- 

 plified most beautifully in the liberal discretion wherewith he selects 

 the finest French phrases, and applies them as a remedy for the na- 

 tural sterility and harshness of our vulgar English tongue. May he 

 long enjoy the recompense of his meritorious exertions ! 



Excursions through the Highlands and Isles of Scotland in 1835 

 and 1836. By the Rev. C. Lesingham Smith, M.A., Fellow, and 

 late Mathematical Lecturer, of Christ's College, Cambridge. — 

 London : Simpkin & Co. 1837. Small Bvo., pp. 310. 



Although much has been written on the Highlands, by travellers 

 of various dispositions and capabilities, the subject is by no means ex- 

 hausted, nor, indeed, we suspect, will it ever be. Besides the ever- 

 interesting scenery and other attractions of the Highlands, the intelli- 

 gent tourist must find, at almost every step, some things which had 

 previously remained unrecorded, and many others which had been 

 erroneously or partially represented. One of the main objects of 

 such works as Mr. Smith's is to amuse as well as instruct, and if the 

 author succeeds in either of these particulars he has assuredly no 

 right to complain. 



Mr. Lesingham Smith is a very pleasant fellow-traveller, and al- 

 though we were not in his company above a few months, yet we 

 learnt enough of him to discover that he is a very intelligent man, 

 and that his veracity may, in every respect, be relied on. He is an 

 enthusiastic admirer of the Highlands, praising not only the scenery 

 — which all travellers unite in lauding — but also the natives, being 

 highly delighted with their hospitality and simplicity. With regard 

 to this, we ought to observe that our author is one of those individu- 

 als who is always at peace with himself and every one else ; he makes 

 due allowances for the faults of others, adapts himself to all tempers, 

 and never picks a quarrel with a person who, notwithstanding a little 

 constitutional warmth of temper, may, if courteously treated, become 

 one of his best friends. Mr. Lessingham Smith is, in fact, exactly 

 fitted for making his way in the world. He would find no difficulty 

 in introducing himself into any circles, and, when known, would be 

 sure to be respected. 



Now it is curious to observe what difl^erent accounts two travellers 



