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ing manner, several passages from Virgil, and a long 
one from Milton, and gave a long and most eloquent 
analytic commentary upon each, far exceeding any- 
thing of the kind I ever heard before. After visiting 
the library of the university — a most magnificent 
room — I set out for Holyrood House. . . . I bought 
one or two poor prints, a cast of the seal-ring of 
Mary, plucked a bit of holly from a bush standing 
by the place by the altar before which Mary was 
married to Bothwell, and reluctantly took my leave. 
There was yet some time remaining, so I set out to 
climb Arthur’s Seat, which rises abruptly behind Salis- 
bury Crags to the height of eight or nine hundred 
feet. I attained my wish, and had a beautiful view, 
from the summit, of the city beneath my feet, and 
the wide country around. I descended more rapidly 
than I went up, though at some risk to my neck. Re- 
turned to Dr. Greville’s, where I dined and spent all 
the evening. 
I had engaged yesterday to breakfast with Dr. Gra- 
ham. I therefore set off early for that purpose ; after- 
ward accompanied him to the Garden, examined the 
grounds, etc., passed some time in the splendid palm- 
house. I spent some portion of the morning also with 
Mr. Nicoll, examining with the microscope his beauti- 
ful collection of recent and fossil wood in thin slices ; 
learned how to prepare them. Then arranged my 
affairs to leave Edinburgh in the morning. In the 
evening Dr. Greville and myself dined with Mr. Wil- 
son (gentleman naturalist), the brother of the gifted 
Professor Wilson ; himself almost equally gifted, but 
with a more healthy tone of mind. He interested us 
so much that our stay was prolonged until nearly the 
“wee short hour ayont the twal,” when we parted, 
