第14章

AftergivingmanyillustrationsofScott’suseofcolourinhispoetry，Ruskinquotesthepresentpassage，whichhesaysis"stillmoreinteresting，becauseithasnoforminitatallexceptinoneword（chalice），butwhollycomposesitsimageryeitherofcolour，orofthatdelicatehalf—believedlifewhichwehaveseentobesoimportantanelementinmodernlandscape。"

"Twomoreconsiderations，"headds，"are，however，suggestedbytheabovepassage。Thefirst，thattheloveofnaturalhistory，excitedbythecontinualattentionnowgiventoallwildlandscape，heightensreciprocallytheinterestofthatlandscape，andbecomesanimportantelementinScott’sdescription，leadinghimtofinish，downtotheminutestspecklingofbreast，andslightestshadeofattributedemotion，theportraitureofbirdsandanimals；instrangeoppositiontoHomer’sslightlynamed’sea—crows，whohavecareoftheworksofthesea，’andDante’ssinging—birds，ofundefinedspecies。Comparecarefullythe2dand3dstanzasofRokeby。

"ThesecondpointIhavetonoteisScott’shabitofdrawingaslightmoralfromeveryscene，……andthatthisslightmoralisalmostalwaysmelancholy。Herehehasstoppedshortwithoutentirelyexpressingit：

"Themountain—shadows……lieLikefuturejoystoFancy’seye。’

Hiscompletedthoughtwouldbe，thatthesefuturejoys，likethemountain—shadows，werenevertobeattained。Itoccursfullyutteredinmanyotherplaces。Heseemstohavebeenconstantlyrebukinghisownworldlyprideandvanity，butneverpurposefully：

’Thefoam—globesonhereddiesride，ThickastheschemesofhumanprideThatdownlife’scurrentdriveamain，Asfrail，asfrothy，andasvain。’"

Ruskinadds，amongotherillustrations，thereferenceto"foxgloveandnightshade"ini。218，219above。

28。Likefuturejoys，etc。Thispassage，quotedbyRuskinabove，alsoillustrateswhatiscomparativelyrareinfigurativelanguage——takingtheimmaterialtoexemplifythematerial。Thelatterisconstantlyusedtosymbolizeorelucidatetheformer；

butonewouldhavetosearchlonginourmodernpoetrytofindadozeninstanceswhere，ashere，therelationisreversed。Cf。

639below。WehaveanotherexampleinthesecondpassagequotedbyRuskin。Cf。alsoTennyson’s"thousandwreathsofdanglingwater—smoke，Thatlikeabrokenpurposewasteinair；"

andShelly’s"OurboatisasleeponSerchio’sstream；

Itssailsarefoldedlikethoughtsinadream。"

30。Reared。The1sted。has"oped。"

32。AfterthislinetheMS。hasthecouplet，"Invisibleinfleecycloud，Thelarksentdownhermatinsloud，"

whichreappearsinalteredformbelow。

33。Graymist。TheMS。has"lightmist。"

38。Good—morrowgave，etc。Cf。Byron，ChildeHarold：

"andthebillsOfsummer—birdssingwelcomeasyepass。"

39。Cushatdove。Ring—dove。

46。Hisimpatientblade。Notethe"transferredepithet。"Itisnotthebladethatisimpatient。

47。Beneatharock，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Hardby，hisvassals’earlycareThemysticritualprepare。"

50。Antiquity。Themenofold；"theabstractfortheconcrete。"

59。Withherbroadshadow，etc。Cf。Longfellow，Maidenhood：

"Seestthoushadowssailingby，Asthedove，withstartledeye，Seesthefalcon’sshadowfly？"

62。Rowan。Themountain—ash。

71。Thatmonk，ofsavageformandface。Scottsayshere："Thestateofreligioninthemiddleagesaffordedconsiderablefacilitiesforthosewhosemodeoflifeexcludedthemfromregularworship，tosecure，nevertheless，theghostlyassistanceofconfessors，perfectlywillingtoadaptthenatureoftheirdoctrinetothenecessitiesandpeculiarcircumstancesoftheirflock。RobinHood，itiswellknown，hadhiscelebrateddomesticchaplainFriarTuck。AndthatsamecurtalfriarwasprobablymatchedinmannersandappearancebytheghostlyfathersoftheTynedalerobbers，whoarethusdescribedinanexcommunicationfulminatedagainsttheirpatronsbyRichardFox，BishopofDurham，temporeHenriciVIII。：’Wehavefurtherunderstood，thattherearemanychaplainsinthesaidterritoriesofTynedaleandRedesdale，whoarepublicandopenmaintainersofconcubinage，irregular，suspended，excommunicated，andinterdictedpersons，andwithalsoutterlyignorantofletters，thatithasbeenfoundbythosewhoobjectedthistothem，thatthereweresomewho，havingcelebratedmassfortenyears，werestillunabletoreadthesacramentalservice。Wehavealsounderstoodtherearepersonsamongthemwho，althoughnotordained，dotakeuponthemtheofficesofpriesthood，and，incontemptofGod，celebratethedivineandsacredrites，andadministerthesacraments，notonlyinsacredanddedicatedplaces，butinthosewhichareprophaneandinterdicted，andmostwretchedlyruinous，theythemselvesbeingattiredinragged，torn，andmostfilthyvestments，altogetherunfittobeusedindivine，orevenintemporaloffices。Thewhichsaidchaplainsdoadministersacramentsandsacramentalritestotheaforesaidmanifestandinfamousthieves，robbers，depredators，receiversofstolengoods，andplunderers，andthatwithoutrestitution，orintentiontorestore，asevincedbytheact；anddoalsoopenlyadmitthemtotheritesofecclesiasticalsepulchre，withoutexactingsecurityforrestitution，althoughtheyareprohibitedfromdoingsobythesacredcanons，aswellasbytheinstitutesofthesaintsandfathers。Allwhichinferstheheavyperiloftheirownsouls，andisaperniciousexampletotheotherbelieversinChrist，aswellasnoslight，butanaggravatedinjury，tothenumbersdespoiledandplunderedoftheirgoods，gear，herds，andchattels。’"

74。Benharrow。AmountainneartheheadofLochLomond。

77。Brook。Seeoni。566above。

81。Thehallowedcreed。TheChristiancreed，asdistinguishedfromheathenlore。TheMS。has"Whiletheblestcreed，"etc。

85。Bound。Thatis，ofhishaunts。

87。Glenorstrath。Aglenisthedeepandnarrowvalleyofasmallstream，astraththebroaderoneofariver。

89。Heprayed，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Heprayed，withmanyacrossbetween，Andterrortookdevotion’smien。"

91。OfBrian’sbirth，etc。Scottsaysthatthelegendwhichfollowsisnotofhisinvention，andgoesontoshowthatitistakenwithslightvariationfrom"thegeographicalcollectionsmadebytheLairdofMacfarlane。"

102。Bucklered。Servedasabucklerto，shielded。

114。Snood。Cf。i。363above。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere："Thesnood，orriband，withwhichasScottishlassbraidedherhair，hadanemblematicalsignification，andappliedtohermaidencharacter。Itwasexchangedforthecurch，toy，orcoif，whenshepassed，bymarriage，intothematronstate。Butifthedamselwassounfortunateastolosepretensionstothenameofmaiden，withoutgainingarighttothatofmatron，shewasneitherpermittedtousethesnood，noradvancedtothegraverdignityofthecurch。InoldScottishsongsthereoccurmanyslyallusionstosuchmisfortune；asintheoldwordstothepopulartuneof’Owerthemuiramangtheheather：’

’Downamangthebroom，thebroom，Downamangthebroom，mydearie，Thelassielosthersilkensnood，Thatgardhergreettillshewaswearie。’"

120。Or……or。Foreither……or，asofteninpoetry。

131。Till，frantic，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Till，driventofrenzy，hebelievedThelegendofhisbirthreceived。"

136。Thecloister。Herepersonifiedasfeminine。

138。Sable—lettered。"Black—letter；"thetechnicaltermforthe"oldEnglish"formofletter，usedintheearliestEnglishmanuscriptsandbooks。

142。Cabala。Mysteries。Fortheoriginalmeaningoftheword，seeWb。

144。Curious。Inquisitive，pryingintohiddenthings。

148。Hidhim。Seeoni。142above。

149。Thedesertgavehim，etc。Scottsayshere："InadoptingthelegendconcerningthebirthoftheFounderoftheChurchofKilmallie，theauthorhasendeavoredtotracetheeffectswhichsuchabeliefwaslikelytoproduce，inabarbarousage，onthepersontowhomitrelated。Itseemslikelythathemusthavebecomeafanaticoranimpostor，orthatmixtureofbothwhichformsamorefrequentcharacterthaneitherofthem，asexistingseparately。Intruth，madpersonsarefrequentlymoreanxioustoimpressuponothersafaithintheirvisions，thantheyarethemselvesconfirmedintheirreality；as，ontheotherhand，itisdifficultforthemostcool—headedimpostorlongtopersonateanenthusiast，withoutinsomedegreebelievingwhatheissoeagertohavebelieved。Itwasanaturalattributeofsuchacharacterasthesupposedhermit，thatheshouldcreditthenumeroussuperstitionswithwhichthemindsofordinaryHighlandersarealmostalwaysimbued。Afewoftheseareslightlyalludedtointhisstanza。TheRiverDemon，orRiver—

horse，foritisthatformwhichhecommonlyassumes，istheKelpyoftheLowlands，anevilandmaliciousspirit，delightingtoforebodeandtowitnesscalamity。HefrequentsmostHighlandlakesandrivers；andoneofhismostmemorableexploitswasperformeduponthebanksofLochVennachar，intheverydistrictwhichformsthesceneofouraction：itconsistedinthedestructionofafuneralprocession，withallitsattendants。

The’noontidehag，’calledinGaelicGlas—lich，atall，emaciated，giganticfemalefigure，issupposedinparticulartohauntthedistrictofKnoidart。Agoblindressedinantiquearmor，andhavingonehandcoveredwithblood，called，fromthatcircumstance，Lham—dearg，orRed—hand，isatenantoftheforestsofGlenmoreandRothiemurcus。Otherspiritsofthedesert，allfrightfulinshapeandmalignantindisposition，arebelievedtofrequentdifferentmountainsandglensoftheHighlands，whereanyunusualappearance，producedbymist，orthestrangelightsthataresometimesthrownuponparticularobjects，neverfailstopresentanapparitiontotheimaginationofthesolitaryandmelancholymountaineer。"

161。Mankind。Accentedonthefirstsyllable；asitisalmostinvariablyinShakespeare，exceptinTimonofAthens，wherethemodernaccentprevails。Miltonuseseitheraccent，assuitsthemeasure。WefindbothinP。L。viii。358："Abovemankind，oraughtthanmankindhigher。"

166。Alpine’s。Someeds。misprint"Alpine；"also"horsemen"in172below。

168。ThefatalBen—Shie’sbodingscream。TheMS。reads：

"ThefatalBen—Shie’sdismalscream，Andseenherwrinkledform，thesignOfwoeanddeathtoAlpine’sline。"

Scotthasthefollowingnotehere："MostgreatfamiliesintheHighlandsweresupposedtohaveatutelar，orratheradomestic，spirit，attachedtothem，whotookaninterestintheirprosperity，andintimated，byitswailings，anyapproachingdisaster。ThatofGrantofGrantwascalledMayMoullach，andappearedintheformofagirl，whohadherarmcoveredwithhair。GrantofRothiemurcushadanattendantcalledBodach—an—

dun，ortheGhostoftheHill；andmanyotherexamplesmightbementioned。TheBen—Shieimpliesthefemalefairywhoselamentationswereoftensupposedtoprecedethedeathofachieftainofparticularfamilies。Whensheisvisible，itisintheformofanoldwoman，withabluemantleandstreaminghair。

Asuperstitionofthesamekindis，Ibelieve，universallyreceivedbytheinferiorranksofthenativeIrish。

"ThedeathoftheheadofaHighlandfamilyisalsosometimessupposedtobeannouncedbyachainoflightsofdifferentcolours，calledDr’eug，ordeathoftheDruid。Thedirectionwhichittakesmarkstheplaceofthefuneral。"[SeetheEssayonFairySuperstitionsinScott’sBorderMinstrelsy。]

169。Sounds，too，hadcome，etc。Scottsays："Apresageofthekindalludedtointhetext，isstillbelievedtoannouncedeathtotheancientHighlandfamilyofM’LeanofLochbuy。Thespiritofanancestorslaininbattleisheardtogallopalongastonybank，andthentoridethricearoundthefamilyresidence，ringinghisfairybridle，andthusintimatingtheapproachingcalamity。Howeasilytheeyeaswellastheearmaybedeceiveduponsuchoccasions，isevidentfromthestoriesofarmiesintheair，andotherspectralphenomenawithwhichhistoryabounds。

SuchanapparitionissaidtohavebeenwitnesseduponthesideofSouthfellmountain，betweenPenrithandKeswick，uponthe23dJune，1744，bytwopersons，WilliamLancasterofBlakehills，andDanielStrickethisservant，whoseattestationtothefact，withafullaccountoftheapparition，datedthe21stofJuly，1745，isprintedinClarke’sSurveyoftheLakes。Theapparitionconsistedofseveraltroopsofhorsemovinginregularorder，withasteadyrapidmotion，makingacurvedsweeparoundthefell，andseemingtothespectatorstodisappearovertheridgeofthemountain。Manypersonswitnessedthisphenomenon，andobservedthelast，orlastbutone，ofthesupposedtroop，occasionallyleavehisrank，andpass，atagallop，tothefront，whenheresumedthesteadypace。Thecuriousappearance，makingthenecessaryallowanceforimagination，maybeperhapssufficientlyaccountedforbyopticaldeception。"

171。Shingly。Gravelly，pebbly。

173。Thunderbolt。The1sted。has"thundertoo。"

188。Framed。Thereadingofthe1sted。；commonlymisprinted"formed，"whichoccursin195。

190。Limbs。The1sted。has"limb。"

191。Inch—Cailliach。Scottsays："Inch—Cailliach，theIsleofNuns，orofOldWomen，isamostbeautifulislandatthelowerextremityofLochLomond。ThechurchbelongingtotheformernunnerywaslongusedastheplaceofworshipfortheparishofBuchanan，butscarceanyvestigesofitnowremain。Theburial—

groundcontinuestobeused，andcontainsthefamilyplacesofsepultureofseveralneighboringclans。ThemonumentsofthelairdsofMacgregor，andofotherfamiliesclaimingadescentfromtheoldScottishKingAlpine，aremostremarkable。TheHighlandersareaszealousoftheirrightsofsepultureasmaybeexpectedfromapeoplewhosewholelawsandgovernment，ifclanshipcanbecalledso，turneduponthesingleprincipleoffamilydescent。’Mayhisashesbescatteredonthewater，’wasoneofthedeepestandmostsolemnimprecationswhichtheyusedagainstanenemy。"[SeeadetaileddescriptionofthefuneralceremoniesofaHighlandchieftainintheFairMaidofPerth。]

203。Dwellinglow。Thatis，burial—place。

207。Eachclansman’sexecration，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Ourwarriors，onhisworthlessbust，Shallspeakdisgraceandwoe；"

andbelow：

"Theirclatteringtargetshardlystrook；

Andfirsttheymutteredlow。"

212。Stook。Oneoftheoldformsofstruck。Intheearlyeds。

ofShakespeare，wefindstruck，stroke，andstrook（orstrooke）

forthepasttense，andallthese，togetherwithstricken，strucken，stroken，andstrooken，fortheparticiple。Cf。Milton，HymnofNativity，95：

"WhensuchmusicsweetTheirheartsandearsdidgreetAsneverwasbymortalfingerstrook；"

where，ashere，itusedforthesakeoftherhyme。

214。Then，likethebillow，etc。Therepetitionofthesamerhymeheregiveswellthecumulativeeffectoftherisingbillow。

217。Burst，withloadroar。Seeoni。73above；andcf。227

below。

228。Holiestname。TheMS。has"holyname。"

245。Mingledwithchildhood’sbabblingtrill，etc。"Thewholeofthisstanzaisveryimpressive；theminglingofthechildren’scursesistheclimaxofhorror。Notethemeaningofthetriplecurse。Thecrossisofancestralyew——thedefaulteriscutofffromcommunionwithhisclan；itissealedinthefire——thefireshalldestroyhisdwelling；itisdippedinblood——hisheart’sbloodistobeshed"（Taylor）。

253。Coir—Uriskin。Seeon622below。

255。Beala—nam—bo。"Thepassofthecattle，"ontheothersideofBenvenuefromtheGoblin’sCave；"amagnificentglade，overhungwithbirch—trees，bywhichthecattle，takeninforays，wereconveyedwithintheprotectionoftheTrosachs"（Black）。

279。Thissign。Thatis，thecross。Toall，whichweshouldnotexpectwithbought，wasapparentlysuggestedbytheantitheticaltohimintheprecedingline；butifalltheeditionsdidnotreadbought，wemightsuspectthatScottwrotebrought。

281。Themurmur，etc。TheMS。has"TheslowlymuttereddeepAmen。"

286。Themuster—place，etc。TheMS。reads"Murlaganisthespotdecreed。"

LanrickMeadisameadowatthenorthwesternendofLochVennachar。

300。Thedundeer’shide，etc。Scottsays："ThepresentbrogueoftheHighlandersismadeofhalf—driedleather，withholestoadmitandletoutthewater；forwalkingthemoorsdry—shodisamatteraltogetheroutofthequestion。Theancientbuskinwasstillruder，beingmadeofundresseddeer’shide，withthehairoutwards，——acircumstancewhichprocuredtheHighlandersthewell—knownepithetofRed—shanks。TheprocessisveryaccuratelydescribedbyoneElder（himselfaHighlander），intheprojectforaunionbetweenEnglandandScotland，addressedtoHenryVIII。：

’Wegoa—hunting，andafterthatwehaveslainred—deer，weflayofftheskinbyandby，andsettingofourbarefootontheinsidethereof，forwantofcunningshoemakers，byyourgrace’spardon，weplaythecobblers，compassingandmeasuringsomuchthereofasshallreachuptoourankles，prickingtheupperpartthereofwithholes，thatthewatermayrepasswhereitenters，andstretchingitupwithastrongthongofthesameaboveoursaidankles。So，andpleaseyournoblegrace，wemakeourshoes。

Therefore，weusingsuchmannerofshoes，theroughhairysideoutwards，inyourgrace’sdominionsofEngland，webecalledRough—footedScots’（Pinkerton’sHistory，vol。ii。p。397）。"

Cf。Marmion，v。5：

"Thehuntedred—deer’sundressedhideTheirhairybuskinswellsupplied。"

304。Steepy。Fortheword（seealsoiv。374below）andtheline，cf。Shakespeare，T。ofA。i。1。75：

"BowinghisheadagainstthesteepymountToclimbhishappiness。"

309。Questing。Seekingitsgame。Bacon（Adv。ofLearning，v。

5）speaksof"thequestingofmemory。"

310。Scaur。Cliff，precipice；thesamewordasscar。Cf。

Tennyson’sBugleSong："Osweetandfar，fromcliffandscar；"

andintheIdylsoftheKing："shinglyscaur。"

314。Heraldofbattle，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Dreadmessengeroffateandfear，Heraldofdanger，fateandfear，Stretchonwardinthyfleetcareer！

Thoutrack’stnotnowthestrickendoe，Normaidencoythroughgreenwoodbough。"

322。Fastasthefatalsymbolflies，etc。"ThedescriptionofthestartingoftheFieryCrossbearsmoremarksoflaborthanmostofMr。Scott’spoetry，andborders，perhaps，onstrainingandexaggeration；yetitshowsgreatpower"（Jeffrey）。

332。Cheer。Initsoriginalsenseofcountenance，orlook。Cf。

Shakespeare，M。N。D。iii。2。96："paleofcheer；"Spenser，F。Q。

i。1。2："Butofhischeeredidseemetoosolemnesad；"Dryden，HindandPanther，iii。437："Tillfrowningskiesbegantochangetheircheer，"etc。

333。Hisscythe。Thereadingofthe1standotherearlyeds。；

"thescythe"inmorerecentones。

342。Alas，thoulovelylake！etc。"ObserveScott’shabitoflookingatnature，neitherasdead，normerelymaterial，norasalteredbyhisownfeelings；butashavingananimationandpathosofitsown，whollyirrespectiveofhumanpassion——ananimationwhichScottlovesandsympathizeswith，ashewouldwithafellowcreature，forgettinghimselfaltogether，andsubduinghisownhumanitybeforewhatseemstohimthepowerofthelandscape……InsteadofmakingNatureanywisesubordinatetohimself，hemakeshimselfsubordinatetoHER——followsherleadsimply——doesnotventuretobringhisowncaresandthoughtsintoherpureandquietpresence——paintsherinhersimpleanduniversaltruth，addingnoresultofmomentarypassionorfancy，andappears，therefore，atfirstshallowerthanotherpoets，beinginrealitywiderandhealthier"（Ruskin）。

344。Bosky。Bushy，woody。Cf。Milton，Comus，313："Andeveryboskybournfromsidetoside；"Shakespeare，Temp。iv。i。81："Myboskyacresandmyunshrubb’ddown，"etc。

347。Seemsforthescene，etc。TheMS。has"Seemsalltoolivelyandtooloud。"

349。Duncraggan’shuts。AhomesteadbetweenLochsAchrayandVennachar，neartheBriggofTurk。

355。Shothim。Seeoni。142above。Scottismuchgiventothisconstruction。

357。Thefuneralyell，etc。TheMS。has"’Tiswoman’sscream，’tischildhood’swail。"

Yellmayatfirstseemtoostrongawordhere，butitisinkeepingwiththepeopleandthetimesdescribed。BesidesScottwasfamiliarwitholdEnglishpoetry，inwhichitwasoftenusedwhereamodernwriterwouldchooseanotherword。Cf。Surrey，Virgil’sAEneid："Withwailinggreatandwomen’sshrillyelling；"

andGascoigne，DeProfundis：

"Fromdepthofdoolewhereinmysouledoothdwell，……

OgraciousGod，totheeIcrieandyell。"

362。Torch’sray。The1sted。reads"torchesray"andsupply；"

correctedintheErratatoreadasinthetext。Mosteds。print"torches’ray。"

369。Coronach。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere："TheCoronachoftheHighlanders，liketheUlulatusoftheRomans，andtheUluloooftheIrish，wasawildexpressionoflamentation，pouredforthbythemournersoverthebodyofadepartedfriend。Whenthewordsofitwerearticulate，theyexpressedthepraisesofthedeceased，andthelosstheclanwouldsustainbyhisdeath。

Thefollowingisalamentationofthiskind，literallytranslatedfromtheGaelic，tosomeoftheideasofwhichthetextstandsindebted。Thetuneissopopularthatithassincebecomethewar—march，orgatheringoftheclan。

CoronachonSirLauchlan，ChiefofMaclean。

’WhichofalltheSenachiesCantracethylinefromtheroot，uptoParadise，ButMacvuirih，thesonofFergus？

NosoonerhadthineancientstatelytreeTakenfirmrootinAlbin，ThanoneofthyforefathersfellatHarlaw。——

’Twasthenwelostachiefofdeathlessname。

’’Tisnobaseweed——noplantedtree，NoraseedlingoflastAutumn；

NorasaplingplantedatBeltain；[FN#7]

Wide，widearoundwerespreaditsloftybranches——

Butthetopmostboughislowlylaid！

ThouhastforsakenusbeforeSawaine。[FN#8]

’Thydwellingisthewinterhouse；——

Loud，sad，andmightyisthydeath—song！

Oh！courteouschampionofMontrose！

Oh！statelywarrioroftheCelticIsles！

Thoushaltbucklethyharnessonnomore！’

"Thecoronachhasforsomeyearspastbeensuspendedatfuneralsbytheuseofthebagpipe；andthatalsois，likemanyotherHighlandpeculiarities，fallingintodisuse，unlessinremotedistricts。"

370。Heisgone，etc。AsTaylorremarks，themetreofthisdirgeseemstobeamphibrachic；thatis，madeupoffeet，ormetricaldivisions，ofthreesyllables，thesecondofwhichisaccented。Someofthelinesappeartobeanapestic（madeupoftrisyllabicfeet，withthelastsyllableaccented）；buttherhythmoftheseisamphibrachic；thatis，therhythmicpauseisafterthesyllablethatfollowstheaccent。

"（He）isgoneon|themountain，{Like）asummer—|driedfountain。"

Tenlinesoutoftwenty—fouraredistinctlyamphibrachic，as"ToDuncan|nomorrow。"

Sothatitseemsbesttotreattherestasamphibrachic，withasuperfluousunaccentedsyllableatthebeginningoftheline。

Tayloradds："Thesongisverycarefullydivided。Toeachofthethreethings，mountain，forest，fountain，fourlinesaregiven，intheorder3，1，2。"

384。Influshing。Infullbloom。Cf。Hamlet，iii。3。81：

"broadblown，asflushasMay。"

386。Correi。Ahallowinthesideofahill，wheregameusuallylies。

387。Cumber。Trouble，perplexity。Cf。Fairfax，Tassoii。73：

"Thusfadethyhelps，andthusthycumbersspring；"andSirJohnHarrington，Epigrams，i。94："withoutalllet[hindrance]orcumber。"

388。Red。Bloody，notafraidofthehand—to—handfight。

394。Stumah。"Faithful；thenameofadog"（Scott）。

410。Angus，theheir，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Angus，thefirstofDuncan’sline，Sprungforthandseizedthefatalsign，Andthenuponhiskinsman’sbierFellMalise’ssuspendedtear。

InhastethestriplingtohissideHisfather’stargeandfalchiontied。"

439。Hest。Behest，bidding；usedonlyinpoetry。Cf。

Shakespeare，Temp。iii。1。37："Ihavebrokeyourhesttosayso；"Id。iv。1。65："atthyhest，"etc。

452。BenledisawtheCrossofFire，etc。Scottsayshere：

"InspectionoftheprovincialmapofPerthshire，oranylargemapofScotland，willtracetheprogressofthesignalthroughthesmalldistrictoflakesandmountains，which，inexerciseofmyimaginarychieftain，andwhich，attheperiodofmyromance，wasreallyoccupiedbyaclanwhoclaimedadescentfromAlpine，——aclanthemostunfortunateandmostpersecuted，butneithertheleastdistinguished，leastpowerful，norleastbraveofthetribesoftheGael。

"ThefirststageoftheFieryCrossistoDuncraggan，aplaceneartheBriggofTurk，whereashortstreamdividesLochAchrayfromLochVennachar。Fromthence，itpassestowardsCallander，andthen，turningtotheleftupthepassofLeny，isconsignedtoNormanattheChapelofSaintBride，whichstoodonasmallandromanticknollinthemiddleofthevalley，calledStrath—

Ire。TombeaandArnandave，orAdrmandave，arenamesofplacesinthevicinity。ThealarmisthensupposedtopassalongtheLakeofLubnaig，andthroughthevariousglensinthedistrictofBalquidder，includingtheneighboringtractsofGlenfinlasandStrath—Gartney。"

453。Strath—Ire。ThisvalleyconnectsLochsVoilandLubnaig。

TheChapelofSaintBrideisabouthalfamilefromthesouthernendofLochLubnaig，onthebanksoftheRiverLeny，abranchoftheTeith（hence"Teith’syoungwaters"）。Thechurchyard，withafewremainsofthechapel，areallthatnowmarkthespot。

458。Until，where，etc。TheMS。reads：

"AndwhereasteepandwoodedknollGracedthedarkstrathwithemeraldgreen。"

465。Thoughreeledhissympatheticeye。Thatis，hiseyereeledinsympathywiththemovementofthewaters——apoeticexpressionofwhateveryonehasfeltwhenlookingintoa"dizzilydancing"

stream。