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1、BrideofLammermoorbySirWalterScottINTRODUCTIONTOTHEBRIDEOFLAMMERMOORTHEAuthor,onaformeroccasion,declinedgivingtherealsourcefromwhichhedrewthetragicsubjectofthishistory,because,thoughoccurringatadistantperiod,itmightpossiblybeunpleasingtothefeelingsofthedescendantsof
2、theparties.ButashefindsanaccountofthecircumstancesgivenintheNotestoLaw'sMemorials,byhisingeniousfriend,CharlesKirkpatrickSharpe,Esq.,andalsoindicatedinhisreprintoftheRev.Mr.Symson'spoemsappendedtotheLargeDescriptionofGalloway,astheoriginaloftheBrideofLammermoor,the
3、Authorfeelshimselfnowatlibertytotellthetaleashehaditfromconnexionsofhisown,wholivedveryneartheperiod,andwerecloselyrelatedtothefamilyofthebride.ItiswellknownthatthefamilyofDalrymple,whichhasproduced,withinthespaceoftwocenturies,asmanymenoftalent,civilandmilitary,an
4、dofliterary,political,andprofessionaleminence,asanyhouseinScotland,firstroseintodistinctioninthepersonofJamesDalrymple,oneofthemosteminentlawyersthateverlived,thoughthelaboursofhispowerfulmindwereunhappilyexercisedonasubjectsolimitedasScottishjurisprudence,onwhichh
5、ehascomposedanadmirablework.HemarriedMargaret,daughtertoRossofBalneel,withwhomheobtainedaconsiderableestate.Shewasanable,politic,andhigh-mindedwoman,sosuccessfulinwhatsheundertook,thatthevulgar,nowaypartialtoherhusbandorherfamily,imputedhersuccesstonecromancy.Accor
6、dingtothepopularbelief,thisDameMargaretpurchasedthetemporalprosperityofherfamilyfromtheMasterwhomsheservedunderasingularcondition,whichisthusnarratedbythehistorianofhergrandson,thegreatEarlofStair:"Shelivedtoagreatage,andatherdeathdesiredthatshemightnotbeputundergr
7、ound,butthathercoffinshouldstanduprightononeendofit,promisingthatwhilesheremainedinthatsituationtheDalrymplesshouldcontinuetoflourish.Whatwastheoldlady'smotivefortherequest,orwhethershereallymadesuchapromise,Ishallnottakeuponmetodetermine;butit'scertainhercoffinsta
8、ndsuprightintheisleofthechurchofKirklistown,theburial-placebelongingtothefamily."Thetalentsofthisaccomplishedraceweresuifficienttohaveaccountedfo
