The Lounger, which lasted from February, 1785, to January, 1787.
Henry Mackenzie contributed forty-two papers to The Mirror and
fifty-seven to The Lounger. When the Royal Society of Edinburgh was
founded Henry Mackenzie was active as one of its first members. He
was also one of the founders of the Highland Society.

Although his "Man of Feeling" was a serious reflection of the false
sentiment of the Revolution, Mackenzie joined afterwards in writing
tracts to dissuade the people from faith in the doctrines of the
Revolutionists. Mackenzie wrote also a tragedy, "The Prince of
Tunis," which was acted with success at Edinburgh, and a comedy,
"The White Hypocrite," which was acted once only at Covent garden.
He died at the age of eighty-six, on the 13th June, 1831, having for
many years been regarded as an elder friend of their own craft by
the men of letters who in his days gave dignity to Edinburgh
society, and caused the town to be called the Modern Athens.

A man of refined taste, who caught the tone of the French sentiment
of his time, has, of course, pleased French critics, and has been
translated into French. "The Man of Feeling" begins with imitation
of Sterne, and proceeds in due course through so many tears that it
is hardly to be called a dry book. As guide to persons of a
calculating disposition who may read these pages I append an index
to the Tears shed in "The Man of Feeling."



AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION