He was treated as a lion, and became acquainted with Walter Scott and the leading men in Edinburgh.

In December 1805 we find Constable writing to Murray, that Longman & Co.
had offered the young poet L700 for a new volume of his poems.
One of the earliest results of the association of Campbell with Murray was a proposal to start a new magazine, which Murray had long contemplated.

This, it will be observed, was some years before the communications took place between Walter Scott and Murray with respect to the starting of the _Quarterly_.
The projected magazine, however, dropped out of sight, and Campbell reverted to his proposed "Lives of the British Poets, with Selections from their Writings." Toward the close of the year he addressed the following letter to Mr.Scott: _Mr.T.Campbell to Mr.Scott_.
_November 5_, 1806.
My Dear Scott, A very excellent and gentlemanlike man--albeit a bookseller--Murray, of Fleet Street, is willing to give for our joint "Lives of the Poets," on the plan we proposed to the trade a twelvemonth ago, a thousand pounds.
For my part, I think the engagement very desirable, and have no uneasiness on the subject, except my fear that you may be too much engaged to have to do with it, as five hundred pounds may not be to you the temptation that it appears to a poor devil like myself.

Murray is the only gentleman, except Constable, in the trade;--I may also, perhaps, except Hood.

I have seldom seen a pleasanter man to deal with.
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