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you sent me last week, which was welcome in two 

 ways, the extrinsic first, and now the intrinsic ; for I 

 have now read it to the end (not a common thing at all 

 in such cases), and found it right pleasant company for 

 the evenings I stole in behalf of it ! Truly I am very 

 glad to condense the bright but indistinct rumour label- 

 led to me by your Name, for years past, into the ruddy- 

 visaged, strong-boned, glowing Figure of a Man which 

 I have got, and bid good speed to, with all my heart ! 

 ' You have, as you undertook to do, painted many 

 things to us ; scenes of life, scenes of Nature, which 

 rarely come upon the canvas ; and I will add, such 

 Draughtsmen, too, are extremely uncommon, in that and 

 in other walks of painting. There is a right genial fire 

 in the Book, everywhere nobly tempered down into 

 peaceful radical heat, which is very beautiful to see. 

 Luminous, memorable ; all wholesome, strong, fresh and 

 breezy, like the " Old Red Sandstone Mountains " in a 

 sunny summer day : it is really a long while since I 

 have read a Book worthy of so much recognition from 

 me, or likely to be so interesting to sound-hearted men 

 of every degree. I might have my objections and ex- 

 ceptions here and there (not to the matter, I think, how- 

 ever, if sometimes to the form) ; but this is really the 

 summary of my judgment on the business. And so, 

 once more, I return you many thanks, as for a Gift that 

 was very kind, and has been very pleasant to me/ 



In the spring of 1854 Miller lectured in Exeter Hall, 

 London, to the Young Men's Christian Association. 

 The following notes of his visit to the metropolis occur 

 in a letter to Mrs Miller of February 9th : 



c I was safely delivered of my Address between the 

 hours of eight and ten on Tuesday evening (skilfully 



