YetwhattheRomansdidtoothernations，wasinagreatdegreedonebyCromwelltotheScots；hecivilizedthembyconquest，andintroducedbyusefulviolencetheartsofpeace。IwastoldatAberdeenthatthepeoplelearnedfromCromwell\'ssoldierstomakeshoesandtoplantkail。
Howtheylivedwithoutkail，itisnoteasytoguess:Theycultivatehardlyanyotherplantforcommontables，andwhentheyhadnotkailtheyprobablyhadnothing。Thenumbersthatgobarefootarestillsufficienttoshewthatshoesmaybespared:
Theyarenotyetconsideredasnecessariesoflife；fortallboys，nototherwisemeanlydressed，runwithouttheminthestreets；andintheislandsthesonsofgentlemenpassseveraloftheirfirstyearswithnakedfeet。
IknownotwhetheritbenotpeculiartotheScotstohaveattainedtheliberal，withoutthemanualarts，tohaveexcelledinornamentalknowledge，andtohavewantednotonlytheelegancies，buttheconveniencesofcommonlife。LiteraturesoonafteritsrevivalfounditswaytoScotland，andfromthemiddleofthesixteenthcentury，almosttothemiddleoftheseventeenth，thepoliterstudieswereverydiligentlypursued。TheLatinpoetryofDeliciaePoetarumScotorumwouldhavedonehonourtoanynation，atleasttillthepublicationofMay\'sSupplementtheEnglishhadverylittletooppose。
Yetmenthusingeniousandinquisitivewerecontenttoliveintotalignoranceofthetradesbywhichhumanwantsaresupplied，andtosupplythembythegrossestmeans。TilltheUnionmadethemacquaintedwithEnglishmanners，thecultureoftheirlandswasunskilful，andtheirdomesticklifeunformed；theirtableswerecoarseasthefeastsofEskimeaux，andtheirhousesfilthyasthecottagesofHottentots。