THERE is said to be in most Scotclinieii a strong desire 

 to possess a bit of land, however small, and certainly 

 this pleasure of possession does not depend alone upon the 

 extent of ground ; on the contrary, I am disposed to think 

 that more pleasure is derived from small properties than 

 from large ones, and that as mucb interest and enjoyment 

 may be got from a small spot of ground as from an estate 



