Cromek

The famous letter of Cromek to Blake is one of the finest examples on record of long-headed worldliness bearing down upon wrong-headed genius.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Various

"Illustrations to Blair's Grave" -- he fell into the hands of Cromek, the shrewd Yorkshire publisher, and was tenderly entreated, as a dove in the talons of a kite.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Various

On forming his acquaintance, Cromek at once perceived his important acquisition with respect to his immediate object, but expressed a desire first to examine some of his own compositions.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Cromek, we may be excused for transferring once more to our pages a gem of such purity and lustre.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Various

The work excited no inconsiderable attention, though most of the readers perceived, what Cromek had not even suspected, that the greater part of the ballads were of modern origin.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Cromek did not survive to be made cognizant of the amusing imposition which had been practised on his credulity.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

On returning to London, Cromek received from his young friend packets of "old songs," which called forth his warmest encomiums.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Cunningham, who, like Ramsay, was called "honest Allan," did not lose that character by the tremendous "rises" which he took out of Cromek about those remains of Nithsdale and Galloway song -- a case in point so far as principle goes, but differing somewhat in the intellectual rank of the victim to the hoax.

The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author John Hill Burton

Cromek urged him to collect the elder minstrelsy of Nithsdale and Galloway as an exercise more profitable than the composition of verses.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Poor old Cromek, who knew as little about the Scottish ballads as Mr Sheldon, believed them to be ancient, and, we dare say, died in that belief.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Various