Chapter IV: Section I: Poetry of the Eighteenth Century

⭘ Aim of the Chapter――Allan Ramsay, Characteristics of his Songs
and Poems――His Gentle Shepherd――William Hamilton――Robert Crawford

⭘ Thomson, his Education and early Life――The Four Seasons
――Character of his Genius――The Castle of Indolence――Influence of
his Poetry

⭘ Mallet’s poetical efforts――Armstrong’s Art of Preserving
Health――Blair’s Poem entitled The Grave――Hamilton of Bangour,
Characteristics of his Poetry

⭘ Alexander Ross, his Poems and Songs――Skinner’s Poems and Songs
――Dr. Blacklock’s Poems――Smollett’s Tears of Scotland

⭘ Home’s Tragedy of Douglas, caused a sensation――Falconer’s
Poem, The Shipwreck――Macpherson’s Translation of Ossian’s Poems
――Macpherson’s abilities

⭘ Beattie’s Minstrel――Logan’s Poems and Writings――Fergusson’s
Poems, Characteristics of his Genius

⭘ Burns was an assiduous reader and student――His Ideal of the
Poet’s Functions――His Influence on the Imaginative Literature of
ScotLand――His Influence on the Mind of the Nation

⭘ Minor Poets

SECTION II.

_Poetry of the Nineteenth Century._

⭘ Tannahill, Characteristics of his Poems and Songs

⭘ Mayne, his Poem, the Siller Gun, and a Ballad, Logan Braes
――Leyden, his early Life――Style of his Poetry

⭘ Campbell’s Pleasures of Hope, its Characteristics――His short
Poems and Songs――Specimens of the Poets

⭘ Scott, his Collection of Ballads――His own Poems

⭘ Hogg, his early efforts――The Queen’s Wake――The cast of his
Genius――Flowing style of his Poetry

⭘ Boswell’s Songs――Cunningham’s Songs――His Prose Writings――Tennant
――Motherwell――Aytoun

⭘ Minor Poets

⭘ Smith――Mackay――Murdoch――Lewis Morrison-Grant――A great number of
Scottish Poets

CHAPTER XLII.

_Fiction of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries._

⭘ Smollett’s Novels――Mackenzie’s stories, The Man of Feeling, and
the Man of the World――Moore’s Novels

⭘ Elizabeth Hamilton, her childhood――Her Writings――Mrs. Brunton’s
Novels

⭘ Scott, an industrious Writer――Characteristics of his Novels and
Tales――Their Influence on the People

⭘ Galt, his chequered Life――He wrote many Novels, Tales and
Dramatic pieces――Mrs. Johnstone――Susan E. Ferrier, her Three
Novels――John Wilson’s Tales and Stories

⭘ Sir Thomas D. Lauder’s Novels――Andrew Picken’s Tales and
Sketches――James B. Fraser’s Eastern Tales――Lockhart’s Novels
――David M. Moir――James Grant

⭘ David Pae, his early Life――He wrote many Stories――William Minto

⭘ William Alexander, his Stories, Sketches, and other Writings
――Robert L. Stevenson, his Novels and Romances――His Poems

CHAPTER XLIII.

_Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
(continued)――Religious and Miscellaneous Literature._

SECTION I.

_Religious Literature of the Eighteenth
and Nineteenth Centuries._

⭘ Character of the Religious Literature of Scotland――Ebenezer
Erskine――Ralph Erskine――Dr. John Erskine――Dr. Webster――Dr. John
Witherspoon, his Writings――His work in the United States of
America

⭘ Dr. Blair’s Sermons――Dr. MacKnight’s Writings――John Brown of
Haddington――His Works――Dr. John Brown, his Writings

⭘ Dr. Hunter’s Works――Dr. William L. Brown――Dr. Hill――Dr. Andrew
Thomson

⭘ Dr. Chalmers, his Energy and Work in Glasgow――Appointed
Professor of Divinity――Characteristics of his Writings――His
influence among the People

⭘ Dr. Wardlaw――Dr. Candlish――Dr. Cumming――Dr. Guthrie

⭘ Norman Macleod――Dr. Eadie――Dr. Buchanan――Dr. Tulloch――Dr.
Milligan

⭘ William R. Smith――His efforts for freedom of Criticism
――Importance of his Research and Works――Conclusion