The finer arts, too, he had in his youth successfully cultivated; and whatever was sublime, elegant, or noble touched his great soul.

Nor was he insensible to the pleasures either of society or of love.

Something, however, of the vast and unbounded characterized his actions and deportment; and it was merely by an heroic effort of duty, that he brought his mind, impatient of superiority, and even of equality, to pay such unlimited submission to the will of his sovereign.
The vengeance of the Covenanters was not satisfied with Montrose's execution.

Urrey, whose inconstancy now led him to take part with the king, suffered about the same time: Spotiswood of Daersie, a youth of eighteen, Sir Francis Hay of Dalgetie, and Colonel Sibbald, all of them of birth and character, underwent a like fate.

These were taken prisoners with Montrose.