The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, by Walter Scott

TO

HIS GRACE,

HENRY,

DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH, &c.&c.&c.

THESE TALES,

WHICH

IN ELDER TIMES HAVE CELEBRATED THE PROWESS,

AND

CHEERED THE HALLS,

OF

HIS GALLANT ANCESTORS,

ARE RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED

BY

HIS GRACE’S MUCH OBLIGED

AND

MOST HUMBLE SERVANT,

WALTER SCOTT.