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of some of Lyell's works and of his ' Anniversary 

 Address ' in the ' Quarterly Review.' 



J. S. Lockhart to R. Owen 



July 23, 185 1. 



' Dear Owen, — Many thanks for your frank, 

 manly sentences, on which I have acted. This 

 being my last day here for a time, I have written 

 about twenty-five epistles, all in various ways 

 evading the plain sense of " Sir, you are an ass," 

 but all reaching the same practical object — viz. 

 To your thistles ! 



' As I shalFbe on the Continent for a few weeks, 

 please send your paper to Murray, who will take 

 care that all attention is paid to it. Or, if you 

 please, send MS. at once to Clowes with the an- 

 nexed note. I shall be greatly bothered if I don't 

 find all articles ship-shape on my return. That will 

 not be later than the last of August, and the 

 number must be published by the 1st October. 

 Verb. sap. ! ' Ever yours, 



' J. S. LOCKHART.' 



Lyell was evidently pleased with Owen's 

 review and estimate of his works, as the following 

 letter will show, although Owen differed from him 

 in some minor matters : — 



' I have just read in the new number of the 

 " Quarterly Review " your article on my Anniver- 



