The title is a quote from Scott's journal, dated December 3, 1825. Scott was referring to Robert Pierce Gillies, who was losing his estate. According to Scott "...he was very near to being a poet-but a miss is as good as a mile, and he always fell short of the mark."
Both Scott and son-in-law Lockhart tried to help Gillies, who was a member of the Scotch Bar.
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