It is written in a more congenial tone, with more tender, kindly feeling.

Though not perhaps written with such elaborate eloquence as Jeffrey's, the thoughts are more original, and the style equally powerful.

The two first articles (and perhaps the rest are not inferior) will confer a name on the _Review_.

But why do I trouble you with _my_ opinions, when I can give you Mr.Scott's?
He has just been reading the Spanish article beside me, and he again and again interrupted himself with expressions of the strongest admiration.
Three days later, Ballantyne again wrote: "I have now read 'Spain,' 'Burns,' 'Woman,' 'Curran,' 'Cid,' 'Carr,' 'Missionaries.' Upon the whole, I think these articles most excellent.
Mr.Scott is in high spirits; but he says there are evident marks of haste in most of them.

With respect to his own articles, he much regrets not to have had the opportunity of revising them.