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Note A. Mottoes.

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Note B. Sandy Gordon's Itinerarium.

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The "Fairport" of this novel is supposed to refer to the town of Arbroath, in Forfarshire, and "Musselcrag," post, to the fishing village of Auchmithie, in the same county.

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Ars Topiaria, the art of clipping yew-hedges into fantastic figures. A Latin poem, entitled Ars Topiaria, contains a curious account of the process.

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This bibliomaniacal anecdote is literally true; and David Wilson, the author need not tell his brethren of the Roxburghe and Bannatyne Clubs, was a real personage.

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Of this thrice and four times rare broadside, the author possesses an exemplar.

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A bonnet-laird signifies a petty proprietor, wearing the dress, along with the habits of a yeoman.

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The late George Constable of Wallace Craigie, near Dundee.

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Note A. Mottoes.

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Note B. Sandy Gordon's Itinerarium.

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The "Fairport" of this novel is supposed to refer to the town of Arbroath, in Forfarshire, and "Musselcrag," post, to the fishing village of Auchmithie, in the same county.

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Ars Topiaria, the art of clipping yew-hedges into fantastic figures. A Latin poem, entitled Ars Topiaria, contains a curious account of the process.

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This bibliomaniacal anecdote is literally true; and David Wilson, the author need not tell his brethren of the Roxburghe and Bannatyne Clubs, was a real personage.

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Of this thrice and four times rare broadside, the author possesses an exemplar.

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A bonnet-laird signifies a petty proprietor, wearing the dress, along with the habits of a yeoman.

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