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Scottish Songs, by ALEXANDER H ums, is a small volume

of lyrics, by turns sentimental, humorous, and satirical, and adapted to old Scotch melodies. They are not without merit, and have a homely ballad-like character about them; though their inspira- tion seems rather to have been derived from the excitement of the social board than frtm the divine draughts of the Pierian spring. Their greatest deficiency, however, is a lack of original- ity: in the perusal they constantly remind tine of BURNS wild ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.