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and that the cascade and chapel were spoken of, with confi- 

 dence, as his.* 



Lord Kames. His portrait is prefixed to the memoirs of 

 him, by Lord Woodhouselee, in 2 vols. 4to. 1807. There is 

 an edition of the same work, in 3 vols. 8vo. 1814, with 

 the same portrait, which is engraved from a drawing by D. 

 Martin. His " Gentleman Farmer" spread his fame through 

 Scotland. Its preface is particularly interesting. Mr. 

 Smellie, in his Literary Lives of Gregory, Home, Hume, 

 Adam Smith, and Lord Kames, after giving many interesting 

 particulars of the latter, and after noticing his benevolence 

 to the poor, during the whole course of his long life, pro- 

 ceeds: — "One great feature in the character of Lord 

 Kames, besides his literary talents, and his public spirit, was 

 a remarkable innocency of mind. He not only never in- 

 dulged in detraction, but when any species of scandal was 

 exhibited in his company, he either remained silent, or en- 

 deavoured to give a turn to the conversation. As natural 

 consequences of this amiable disposition, he never meddled 

 with politics, even when politics ran to indecent lengths in 

 this country ; and what is still more remarkable, he never 

 wrote a sentence, notwithstanding his numerous publications, 

 without a direct and a manifest intention to benefit his fellow 

 creatures. In his temper he was naturally warm, though 

 kindly and affectionate. In the friendships he formed, he 

 was ardent, zealous and sincere. So far from being inclined 

 to irreligion, as some ignorant bigots insinuated, few men 

 possessed a more devout habit of thought. A constant 

 sense of Deity, and a veneration for Providence, dwelt upon 



* In his " Unconnected Thoughts" lie admires the Oak, for " its majestic 

 appearance, the rough grandeur of its hark, and the wide protection of its 

 branches : a large, branching, aged oak, is, perhaps, the most venerable of 

 all inanimate objects." 



