THE

HISTORY OF MATTHEW WALD.

Lately Published, by the same Author,

1.-VALERIUS, A ROMAN STORY.

3 vols, 12mo.

11.-SOME PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF

MR ADAM BLAIR.

One vol. 12mo.

III.-REGINALD DALTON.

WE TALKED WITH OPEN HEART, AND TONGUE

AFFECTIONATE AND TRUE ;
A PAIR OF FRIENDS, THOUGH I WAS YOUNG,

AND MATTHEW SEVENTY-TWO.

WORDSWORTH.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH:

AND T. CADELL, LONDON.

MDCCCXXIV.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO.

6.7.43
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I NEED not begin this story, my dear, since it is
addressed only to you, with a full account of my
pedigree. You know the antiquity of the family,
with which you are so closely connected. You
are aware that we came into Scotland towards the
middle of that interesting period, which learned
people talk of under the name of " the Anglo-
Saxon colonization."

In fact, the tree was Nor-
man originally, and had scarcely taken root in
England ere it was transplanted hither—where,
upon the whole, it may be said to have thriven.

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