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absence, he speedily accomplishes the remainder of 

 his journey *. 



Thus was concluded Pennant's second journey to 

 Scotland ; and we may perhaps be accused of hav- 

 ing devoted more space to the examination of these 

 Tours than the limits of this Memoir could allow ; 

 but, after the British Zoology, we consider them the 

 most important of his works, and of great interest to 

 a modern tourist who will travel the same route, and 

 compare the remarks relating to almost every part of 

 the economy and natural history of the various dis- 

 tricts, with the state of the country at the present 

 time ; while their reputation abroad is sufficiently 

 attested by German and French translations appear- 

 ing in these respective countries. 



The best editions of this work are those in 4to, 

 published by Benjamin White in 1790, in three vo- 

 lumes, of which two are devoted to the second Tour. 

 They are illustrated by 134- plates, in general well 

 and boldly executed. 



The last volume of his second Tour did not appear 

 till nearly three years after his return, and, during 

 that period, though much of his leisure was occupied 

 in preparing for publication the various memoranda 

 which he had so assiduously collected, and in su- 

 perintending the new editions of his former journey, 

 he found time to make several excursions of less <;x- 



* During this tour, a great part of the materials for Dr 

 Lightfoot's Flora Scotica were collected, in the publication 

 of which Mr Pennant was of much service. 



