第15章

478。Thatmorning—tide。Thatmorningtime。Tideinthissenseisnowusedonlyinafewpoeticcompoundslikeeventide，springtide，etc。Seeiv。59below。Foritsformeruse，cf。

Spenser，F。Q。i。2。29："andresttheirwearylimbsatide；"Id。

iii。6。21："thatminemaybeyourpaineanothertide，"etc。SeealsoScott’sLay，vi。50："Melistsnotatthistidedeclare。"

483。Bridal。Bridalparty；usedasacollectivenoun。

485。Coif—clad。Wearingthecoif，orcurch。Seeon114above；

asalsoforsnooded。

488。Unwitting。Unknowing。Cf。367above。Fortheverbwit，seeoni。596above。

495。Kerchief。Curch，whichisetymologicallythesameword，andmeansacoveringforthehead。Someeds。print"’kerchief，"

asifthewordwereacontractionofhandkerchief。

508。Muster—place。The1sted。has"musteringplace；"andin519"brooks"forbrook。

510。Andmusthe，etc。TheMS。reads："Andmusthethenexchangethehand。"

528。Lugnaig’slake。lochLubnaigisaboutfourmileslongandamilebroad，hemmedinbysteep，andruggedmountains。TheviewofBenledifromthelakeispeculiarlygrandandimpressive。

530。Thesickeningpang，etc。Cf。TheLordoftheIsles，vi。1：

"Theheartsickfaintnessofthehopedelayed。"SeeProv。xiii。

12。

531。Andmemory，etc。TheMS。reads：

"AndmemorybroughtthetorturingtrainOfallhismorningvisionsvain；

ButmingledwithimpatiencecameThemanlyloveofmartialfame。"

541。Brae。Thebroworsideofahill。

545。Theheath，etc。Themetreofthesongisthesameasthatofthepoem，theonlyvariationbeingintheorderoftherhymes。

546。Bracken。Fern；"thePterisaquilina"（Taylor）。

553。Fancynow。TheMS。has"imagenow。"

561。Atimewillcome，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Atimewillcomeforloveandfaith，Forshouldthybridegroomyieldhisbreath，’Twillcheerhiminthehourofdeath，Theboastedrighttothee，Mary。"

570。Balquidder。AvillageneartheeasternendofLochVoil，theburial—placeofRobRoyandthesceneofmanyofhisexploits。TheBraesextendalongthenorthsideofthelakeandoftheBalvaigwhichflowsintoit。

Scottsayshere："ItmaybenecessarytoinformtheSouthernreaderthattheheathontheScottishmoorlandsisoftensetfireto，thatthesheepmayhavetheadvantageoftheyoungherbageproduced，inroomofthetougholdheatherplants。Thiscustom（execratedbysportsmen）producesoccasionallythemostbeautifulnocturnalappearances，similaralmosttothedischargeofavolcano。Thissimileisnotnewtopoetry。Thechargeofawarrior，inthefineballadofHardyknute，issaidtobe’likefiretoheatherset。’"

575。Norfasterspeedsit，etc。"Theeagerfidelitywithwhichthisfatalsignalishurriedonandobeyed，isrepresentedwithgreatspiritandfelicity"（Jeffrey）。

577。Coil。Turmoil。Cf。Shakespeare，Temp。i。2。207：

"Whowassofirm，soconstant，thatthiscoilWouldnotinfecthisreason？"

C。ofE。iii。1。48："Whatacoilisthere，Dromio？"etc。

579。LochDoine。AlakeletjustaboveLochVoil，andalmostformingapartofit。Theepithetssullenandstillarepeculiarlyappropriatetothisvalley。"FewplacesinScotlandhavesuchanairofsolitudeandremotenessfromthehauntsofmen"（Black）。

582。Strath—Gartney。ThenorthsideofthebasinofLochKatrine。

583。Eachmanmightclaim。Thatis，WHOcouldclaim。Seeoni。

528above。

600。NolawbutRoderickDhu’scommand。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：

"ThedeepandimplicitrespectpaidbytheHighlandclansmentotheirchief，renderedthisbothacommonandasolemnoath。Inotherrespects，theywerelikemostsavagenations，capriciousintheirideasconcerningtheobligatorypowerofoaths。Onesolemnmodeofswearingwasbykissingthedirk，imprecatinguponthemselvesdeathbythat，orasimilarweapon，iftheybroketheirvow。Butforoathsintheusualform，theyaresaidtohavehadlittlerespect。Asforthereverenceduetothechief，itmaybeguessedfromthefollowingoddexampleofaHighlandpointofhonour：

’Theclanwheretotheabove—mentionedtribebelongs，istheonlyoneIhaveheardofwhichiswithoutachief；thatis，beingdividedintofamilies，underseveralchieftains，withoutanyparticularpatriarchofthewholename。Andthisisagreatreproach，asmayappearfromanaffairthatfelloutatmytable，intheHighlands，betweenoneofthatnameandaCameron。Theprovocationgivenbythelatterwas，"Nameyourchief。"Thereturnofitatoncewas，"Youareafool。"Theywentoutnextmorning，buthavingearlynoticeofit，Isentasmallpartyofsoldiersafterthem，which，inallprobability，preventedsomebarbarousmischiefthatmighthaveensued；forthechieflessHighlander，whoishimselfapettychieftain，wasgoingtotheplaceappointedwithasmall—swordandpistol，whereastheCameron（anoldman）tookwithhimonlyhisbroadsword，accordingtotheagreement。

’Whenallwasover，andIhad，atleastseemingly，reconciledthem，Iwastoldthewords，ofwhichIseemedtothinkbutslightly，were，tooneoftheclan，thegreatestofallprovocations’（LettersfromScotland，vol。ii。p。221）。"

604。Menteith。Seeoni。89above。

607。Rednock。TheruinsofRednockCastleareabouttwomilestothenorthofLochMenteith，ontheroadtoCallander。

CardrossCastle（inwhichRobertBrucedied）wasonthebanksoftheClyde，afewmilesbelowDumbarton。DuchrayCastleisamilesouthofLochard。LochCon，orChon，isalakelet，aboutthreemilesnorthwestfromLochard（intowhichitdrains）andtwomilessouthofLochKatrine。

611。Wotye。Knowye。Seeoni。596above。

622。Coir—nan—Uriskin。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere："ThisisaverysteepandmostromantichollowinthemountainofBenvenue，overhangingthesoutheasternextremityofLochKatrine。

Itissurroundedwithstupendousrocks，andovershadowedwithbirch—trees，mingledwithoaks，thespontaneousproductionofthemountain，evenwhereitscliffsappeardenudedofsoil。Adaleinsowildasituation，andamidapeoplewhosegeniusborderedontheromantic，didnotremainwithoutappropriatedeities。ThenameliterallyimpliestheCorri，orDen，oftheWildorShaggyMen。Perhapsthis，asconjecturedbyMr。AlexanderCampbell（JourneyfromEdinburgh，1802，p。109），mayhaveoriginallyonlyimplieditsbeingthehauntofaferociousbanditti。ButtraditionhasascribedtotheUrisk，whogivesnametothecavern，afigurebetweenagoatandaman；inshort，howevermuchtheclassicalreadermaybestartled，preciselythatoftheGrecianSatyr。TheUriskseemsnottohaveinherited，withtheform，thepetulanceofthesilvandeityoftheclassics；hisoccupation，onthecontrary，resembledthoseofMilton’sLubbarFiend，oroftheScottishBrownie，thoughhedifferedfrombothinnameandappearance。’TheUrisks，’saysDr。Graham，’wereasortoflubberlysupernaturals，who，liketheBrownies，couldbegainedoverbykindattentiontoperformthedrudgeryofthefarm，anditwasbelievedthatmanyfamiliesintheHighlandshadoneoftheorderattachedtoit。TheyweresupposedtobedispersedovertheHighlands，eachinhisownwildrecess，butthesolemnstatedmeetingsoftheorderwereregularlyheldinthisCaveofBenvenue。Thiscurrentsuperstition，nodoubt，alludestosomecircumstanceintheancienthistoryofthiscountry’（SceneryontheSouthernConfinesofPerthshire，p。19，1806）。ItmustbeownedthattheCoir，orDen，doesnot，initspresentstate，meetourideasofasubterraneousgrottoorcave，beingonlyasmallandnarrowcavity，amonghugefragmentsofrocksrudelypiledtogether。ButsuchasceneisliabletoconvulsionsofnaturewhichaLowlandercannotestimate，andwhichmayhavechokedupwhatwasoriginallyacavern。Atleastthenameandtraditionwarranttheauthorofafictitioustaletoassertitshavingbeensuchattheremoteperiodinwhichthissceneislaid。"

639。Withsuchaglimpse，etc。Seeon28above。

641。Still。Stillness；theadjectiveusedsubstantively，forthesakeoftherhyme。

656。Satyrs。"TheUrisk，orHighlandsatyr"（Scott）。

664。Beal—nam—bo。Seeon255above；andforthemeasureofthefirsthalfoftheline，oni。73above。

667。’Cross。Scott（1sted。）prints"cross，"asin750below。

672。Asinglepage，etc。Scottsays："AHighlandchief，beingasabsoluteinhispatriarchalauthorityasanyprince，hadacorrespondingnumberofofficersattachedtohisperson。Hehadhisbody—guards，calledLuichttach，pickedfromhisclanforstrength，activity，andentiredevotiontohisperson。These，accordingtotheirdeserts，weresuretoshareabundantlyintherudeprofusionofhishospitality。Itisrecorded，forexample，bytradition，thatAllanMacLean，chiefofthatclan，happeneduponatimetohearoneofthesefavoriteretainersobservetohiscomrade，thattheirchiefgrewold。’Whencedoyouinferthat？’repliedtheother。’Whenwasit，’rejoinedthefirst，’thatasoliderofAllan’swasobliged，asIamnow，notonlytoeatthefleshfromthebone，buteventotearofftheinnerskin，orfilament？’Thehintwasquitesufficient，andMacLeannextmorning，torelievehisfollowersfromsuchdirenecessity，undertookaninroadonthemainland，theravageofwhichaltogethereffacedthememoryofhisformerexpeditionsforthelikepurpose。

"OurofficerofEngineers，sooftenquoted，hasgivenusadistinctlistofthedomesticofficerswho，independentofLuichttach，orgardesdecorps，belongedtotheestablishmentofaHighlandchief。Theseare，1。TheHenchman。2。TheBard。Seeprecedingnotes。3。Bladier，orspokesman。4。Gillie—more，orsword—bearer，alludedtointhetext。5。Gillie—casflue，whocarriedthechief，ifonfoot，overthefords。6。Gillie—

comstraine，wholeadsthechief’shorse。7。Gillie—

Trushanarinsh，thebaggage—man。8。Thepiper。9。Thepiper’sgillie，orattendant，whocarriesthebagpipe（LettersfromScotland，vol。ii。p。158）。Althoughthisappeared，naturallyenough，veryridiculoustoanEnglishofficer，whoconsideredthemasterofsucharetinueasnomorethananEnglishgentlemanof？00ayear，yetinthecircumstancesofthechief，whosestrengthandimportanceconsistedinthenumberandattachmentofhisfollowers，itwasofthelastconsequence，inpointofpolicy，tohaveinhisgiftsubordinateoffices，whichcalledimmediatelyroundhispersonthosewhoweremostdevotedtohim，and，beingofvalueintheirestimation，werealsothemeansofrewardingthem。"

693。Todrown，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Todrownhisgriefinwar’swildroar，NorthinkofloveandEllenmore。"

713。AveMaria！etc。"Themetricalpeculiarityofthissongisthattherhymesoftheevenlinesofthefirstquatrain（orsetoffourlines）aretakenupasthoseoftheoddlinesinthesecond，andthattheyarethesameinallthreestanzas"

（Taylor）。

722。Wenowmustshare。TheMS。has"mysiremustshare；"andin725"Themurkygrotto’snoxiousair。"

733。Bowus。Seeoni。142，andcf。749below。

754。Lanrickheight。OverlookingLanrickMead。Seeon286

above。

755。Wheremustered，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Wherebroadextendingfarbelow，MusteredClan—Alpine’smartialshow。"

Onthefirstoftheselines，cf。i。88above。

773。Yell。Seeon357above。

774。Bochastle’splain。Seeoni。106above。

CantoFourth。

2。Andhope，etc。TheMS。has"Andrapturedearestwhenobscuredbyfears。"

5。Wilding。Wild；arareword，usedonlyinpoetry。Cf。

Tennyson，GeraintandEnid："Andlikeacragwasgaywithwildingflowers。"Spenserhasthenoun（=wildapples）inF。Q。iii。7。

17："Oftfromtheforrestwildingshedidbring，"etc。Whomisusedonaccountofthepersonification。

9。Whattime。Cf。ii。307andiii。15above。

19。BraesofDoune。TheundulatingregionbetweenCallanderandDoune，onthenorthsideoftheTeith。TheDouneof37belowistheoldCastleofthatname，theruinsofwhichstillformamajesticpileonthesteepbanksoftheTeith。ItfiguresinWaverleyastheplacewheretheherowasconfinedbytheHighlanders。

36。Boune。Prepared，ready；aScottishword。Cf。157andvi。

396below。

42。Bide。Endure；nottobeprinted’bide，asifacontractionofabide。Cf。Shakespeare，Lear，iii。4。29："Thatbidethepeltingofthispitilessstorm，"etc。

Bout。Turn（offortune）。

47。Repair。Thatis，torepair。

55。’Tiswelladvised。Wellthoughtof，wellplanned。Cf。

advisedcareful，wellconsidered；asinM。ofV。i。1。142："withmoreadvisedwatch，"etc。

TheMS。reads：

"’Tiswelladvised——aprudentplan，Worthythefatherofhisclan。"

59。Evening—tide。Seeoniii。478above。

63。TheTaghairm。Scottsayshere："TheHighlanders，likeallrudepeople，hadvarioussuperstitiousmodesofinquiringintofuturity。OneofthemostnotedwastheTaghairm，mentionedinthetext。Apersonwaswrappedupintheskinofanewly—slainbullock，anddepositedbesideawaterfall，oratthebottomofaprecipice，orinsomeotherstrange，wild，andunusualsituation，wherethesceneryaroundhimsuggestednothingbutobjectsofhorror。Inthissituation，herevolvedinhismindthequestionproposed；andwhateverwasimpresseduponhimbyhisexaltedimagination，passedfortheinspirationofthedisembodiedspirits，whohauntthesedesolaterecesses。InsomeoftheHebridestheyattributedthesameoracularpowertoalargeblackstonebythesea—shore，whichtheyapproachedwithcertainsolemnities，andconsideredthefirstfancywhichcameintotheirownminds，aftertheydidso，tobetheundoubteddictateofthetutelardeityofthestone，and，assuch，tobe，ifpossible，punctuallycompliedwith。"

68。Gallangad。Wedonotfindthisnameelsewhere，butitprobablybelongstosomepartofthedistrictreferredtoinScott’snoteinsertedhere："IknownotifitbeworthobservingthatthispassageistakenalmostliterallyfromthemouthofanoldHighlandkern，orKetteran，astheywerecalled。HeusedtonarratethemerrydoingsofthegoodoldtimewhenhewasfollowerofRobRoyMacGregor。Thisleader，ononeoccasion，thoughtpropertomakeadescentuponthelowerpartoftheLochLomonddistrict，andsummonedalltheheritorsandfarmerstomeetattheKirkofDrymen，topayhimblack—mail；i。e。，tributeforforbearanceandprotection。Asthisinvitationwassupportedbyabandofthirtyorfortystoutfellows，onlyonegentleman，anancestor，ifImistakenot，ofthepresentMr。GrahameofGartmore，venturedtodeclinecompliance。RobRoyinstantlyswepthislandofallhecoulddriveaway，andamongthespoilwasabulloftheoldScottishwildbreed，whoseferocityoccasionedgreatplaguetotheKetterans。’ButerewehadreachedtheRowofDennan，’saidtheoldman，’achildmighthavescratchedhisears。’Thecircumstanceisaminuteone，butitpaintsthetimewhenthepoorbeevewascompelled’Tohoofito’erasmanywearymiles，Withgoadingpikemenhollowingathisheels，Ase’erthebravestantlerofthewoods’（Ethwald）。"

73。Kerns。TheGaelicandIrishlight—armedsoldiers，theheavy—armedbeingknownasgallowglasses。Thenamesareoftenassociated；asinMacbeth，i。2。13："kernsandgallowglasses；"2

Hen。VI。iv。9。26："gallowglassesandstoutkerns；"Drayton，HeroicalEpist。："theKerneandIrishGalliglasse，"etc。

74。Beal’maha。"Thepassoftheplain，"ontheeastofLochLomond，oppositeInch—Cailliach。IntheoldentimeitwasoneoftheestablishedroadsformakingraidsintotheLowlands。

77。Dennan’sRow。ThemodernRowardennan，onLochLomondatthefootofBenLomond，andafavoritestarting=pointfortheascentofthatmountain。

82。Boss。Knob；inkeepingwithTarge。

83。Verge。Pronouncedvarge，astherhymeshows。Inv。219

belowithasitsordinarysound；butcf。v。812。

84。TheHero’sTarge。"ThereisarocksonamedintheForestofGlenfinlas，bywhichatumultuarycataracttakesitscourse。

Thiswildplaceissaidinformertimestohaveaffordedrefugetoanoutlaw，whowassuppliedwithprovisionsbyawoman，wholoweredthemdownfromthebrinkoftheprecipiceabove。Hiswaterheprocuredforhimself，bylettingdownaflagontiedtoastringintotheblackpoolbeneaththefall"（Scott）。

98。Broke。Quartered。Cf。thequotationfromJonsonbelow。

Scottsayshere："Everythingbelongingtothechasewasmatterofsolemnityamongourancestors；butnothingwasmoresothanthemodeofcuttingup，or，asitwastechnicallycalled，breaking，theslaughteredstag。Theforesterhadhisallottedportion；thehoundshadacertainallowance；and，tomakethedivisionasgeneralaspossible，theverybirdshadtheirsharealso。’Thereisalittlegristle，’saysTubervile，’whichisuponthespooneofthebrisket，whichwecalltheraven’sbone；andIhaveseeninsomeplacesaravensowontandaccustomedtoit，thatshewouldneverfailtocroakandcryforitallthetimeyouwereinbreakingupofthedeer，andwouldnotdeparttillshehadit。’

IntheveryancientmetricalromanceofSirTristrem，thatpeerlessknight，whoissaidtohavebeentheverydeviserofallrulesofchase，didnotomittheceremony：

’TherauenheyauehisyiftesSatonthefourchedtre。’[FN#9]

"TheravenmightalsochallengehisrightsbytheBookofSt。

Albans；forthussaysDameJulianaBerners：

’slittethanonThebelytotheside，fromthecorbynbone；

Thatiscorbynsfee，atthedeathhewillbe。’

Jonson，inTheSadShepherd，givesamorepoeticalaccountofthesameceremony：

’Marian。Hethatundoeshim，Dothcleavethebrisketbone，uponthespoonOfwhichalittlegristlegrows——youcallitRobinHood。Theraven’sbone。

Marian。Nowo’erheadsataravenOnaserebough，agrown，greatbird，andhoarse，Who，allthewhilethedeerwasbreakingup，Socroakedandcriedfor’t，asallthehuntsmen，EspeciallyoldScathlock，thoughtitominous。’"

115。Rouse。Rise，standerect。Cf。Macbeth，v。5。12：

"Thetimehasbeen，mysenseswouldhavecool’dTohearanight—shriek，andmyfellofhairWouldatadismaltreatiserouseandstirAslifewerein’t。"

119。Mine。Manyeds。have"my。"

128。Fateful。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；

"fatal"insomerecenteds。

132。Whichspills，etc。TheMS。has"Whichforemostspillsafoeman’slife。"

"ThoughthisbeinthetextdescribedasaresponseoftheTaghairm，orOracleoftheHide，itwasofitselfanauguryfrequentlyattendedto。Thefateofthebattlewasoftenanticipated，intheimaginationofthecombatants，byobservingwhichpartyfirstshedblood。ItissaidthattheHighlandersunderMontroseweresodeeplyimbuedwiththisnotion，thatonthemorningofthebattleofTippermoor，theymurderedadefencelessherdsman，whomtheyfoundinthefields，merelytosecureanadvantageofsomuchconsequencetotheirparty"

（Scott）。

140。Aspy。Thatis，Fitz—James。Forhassought，the1sted。

has"hathsought。"

144。RedMurdoch，etc。TheMS。has"Theclansmanvainlydeemedhisguide，"etc。

147。Thoseshallbringhimdown。Fortheellipsisofwho，seeoni。528above。TheMS。has"stabhimdown。"

153。Pale。Intheheraldicsenseof"abroadperpendicularstripeinanescutcheon。"SeeWb。

155。Ilovetohear，etcCf。v。238below。

156。Whenmovetheyon？etc。TheMSreads：

"’Whenmovetheyon？’|’Thissun|atnoon|’To—day|

’TissaidwillseethemmarchfromDoune。’

’To—morrowthen|makes|meetingstern。’"

|sees|

160。Earn。Thatis，thedistrictaboutLochEarnandtheriverofthesamenameflowingfromthelake。

164。Shaggyglen。Asalreadystated，Trosachsmeansbristling。

174。Stance。Station；aScottishword。

177。Trustytarge。TheMS。has"Highlandtarge。"

197。Shiftinglikeflashes，etc。Thatis，liketheNorthernLights。Cf。theLay，ii。86：

"AndredandbrightthestreamerslightWeredancingintheglowingnorth……

HeknewbythestreamersthatshotsobrightThatspiritswereridingthenorthernlight。"

TheMS。reads：

"ThickastheflashesdartedforthBymorrice—dancersofthenorth；

Andsawatmorntheir|bargesride，|littlefleet，Closemooredbytheloneislet’sside。

SincethisruderacedarenotabideUpontheirnativemountainside，’TisfitthatDouglasshouldprovideForhisdearchildsomesafeabode，Andsoonhecomestopointtheroad。"

207。No，Allan，etc。TheMS。reads：

"No，Allan，no！HiswordssokindWerebutpretextsmyfearstoblind。

WheninsuchsolemntoneandgraveDouglasapartingblessinggave。"

212。Fixedandhigh。Oftenmisprinted"fixedonhigh。"

215。Stroke。TheMS。has"shock，"andinthenextline"adamantine"forinvulnerable。

223。Trowed。Trusted，believed。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。v。2。34：

"Somuchismorethen[than]justtotrow。"SeealsoLuke，xvii。

9。

231。Cambus—kenneth’sfane。Cambus—kennethAbbey，aboutamilefromStirling，ontheothersideoftheForth。Themassivetowerisnowtheonlypartremainingentire。

235。Friends’。Manyrecenteds。misprint"friend’s。"

250。Sooth。True。Seeoni。476above。

261。Merryitis，etc。Scottsays："ThislittlefairytaleisfoundeduponaverycuriousDanishballadwhichoccursintheKaempeViser，acollectionofheroicsongsfirstpublishedin1591，andreprintedin1695，inscribedbyAndersSofrensen，thecollectorandeditor，toSophia，QueenofDenmark。"

Themeasureisthecommonballad—metre，thebasisofwhichisalineofeightsyllablesfollowedbyoneofsix，theevensyllablesaccented，withthealternatelinesrhyming，soastoformafour—linestanza。Itisvariedbyextraunaccentedsyllables，andbyrhymeswithinthelongerlines（bothofwhichmodificationswehavein263and271），andby"doublerhymes"

（likesingingandringing）。

262。Mavisandmerle。Thrushandblackbird。

267。Wold。Opencountry，asopposedtowood。Cf。Tennyson，InMemoriam，11："Calmanddeeppeaceonthishighwold，"etc。Seealso724below。

274。Glaive。Broadsword。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。iv。7。38："layingbothhishandsuponhisglave，"etc。Seealsov。253below。

277。Pall。Arichfabricusedformakingpalls，ormantles。Cf。

F。Q。i。7。16："Hegavehergoldandpurplepalltoweare。"

278。Wont。Wereaccustomed。Seeoni。408above。

282。’Twasbut，etc。TheMS。reads：

"’Twasbutamidnightchance；

Forblindfoldwasthebattleplied，Andfortuneheldthelance。"

283。Darkling。Inthedark；apoeticalword。Cf。Milton，P。L。

iii。39：

"asthewakefulbirdSingsdarkling；"

Shakespeare，Lear，i。4。237："Sooutwentthecandle，andwewereleftdarkling，"etc。Seealso711below。

285。Vair。Thefurofthesquirrel。SeeWb。

286。Sheen。Seeoni。208above。

291。Richard。Hereaccentedonthefinalsyllable。Suchlicenseisnotunusualinballadpoetry。

298。Woned。Dwelt。Seeoni。408above。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：

"InalongdissertationupontheFairySuperstitions，publishedintheMinstrelsyoftheScottishBorder，themostvaluablepartofwhichwassuppliedbymylearnedandindefatigablefriend，Dr。

JohnLeyden，mostofthecircumstancesarecollectedwhichcanthrowlightuponthepopularbeliefwhichevenyetprevailsrespectingtheminScotland。Dr。Grahame，authorofanentertainingworkupontheSceneryofthePerthshireHighlands，alreadyfrequentlyquoted，hasrecordedwithgreataccuracythepeculiartenetsheldbytheHighlandersonthistopic，inthevicinityofLochKatrine。ThelearnedauthorisinclinedtodeducethewholemythologyfromtheDruidicalsystem——anopiniontowhichtherearemanyobjections。

’TheDaoineShi’，orMenofPeace，oftheHighlanders，thoughnotabsolutelymalevolent，arebelievedtobeapeevish，repiningraceofbeings，who，possessingthemselvesbutascantyportionofhappiness，aresupposedtoenvymankindtheirmorecompleteandsubstantialenjoyments。Theyaresupposedtoenjoy，intheirsubterraneousrecesses，asortofshadowyhappiness，——atinselgrandeur；which，however，theywouldwillinglyexchangeforthemoresolidjoysofmortality。

’Theyarebelievedtoinhabitcertainroundgrassyeminences，wheretheycelebratetheirnocturnalfestivitiesbythelightofthemoon。AboutamilebeyondthesourceoftheForth，aboveLochCon，thereisaplacedcalledCoirshi’an，ortheCoveoftheMenofPeace，whichisstillsupposedtobeafavoriteplaceoftheirresidence。Intheneighborhoodaretobeseenmanyroundconicaleminences，particularlyoneneartheheadofthelake，bytheskirtsofwhichmanyarestillafraidtopassaftersunset。Itisbelievedthatif，onHallow—eve，anyperson，alone，goesroundoneofthesehillsninetimes，towardsthelefthand（sinistrorsum）adoorshallopen，bywhichhewillbeadmittedintotheirsubterraneousabodes。Many，itissaid，ofmortalracehavebeenentertainedintheirsecretrecesses。Theretheyhavebeenreceivedintothemostsplendidapartments，andregaledwiththemostsumptuousbanquetsanddeliciouswines。Theirfemalessurpassthedaughtersofmeninbeauty。Theseeminglyhappyinhabitantspasstheirtimeinfestivity，andindancingtonotesofthesoftestmusic。Butunhappyisthemortalwhojoinsintheirjoysorventurestopartakeoftheirdainties。Bythisindulgenceheforfeitsforeverthesocietyofmen，andisbounddownirrevocablytotheconditionofShi’ich，orManofPeace。’"