Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher (1735-1803)

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King James I and VI, with four Scottish writers: Robert Burns, John (?) Home, Allan Ramsay, and James Beattie. Engraving.

Five men: Robert Burns, Richard Baxter, Francis Bacon, Judge Blackstone, and James Beattie. Engraving, 1811.

Writers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

Roger Robinson.

[James Beattie correspondence].

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James Beattie

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[James Beattie correspondence].