第16章

301。Whysounds，etc。"Ithasbeenalreadyobservedthatfairies，ifnotpositivelymalevolent，arecapricious，andeasilyoffended。Theyare，likeotherproprietorsofforests，peculiarlyjealousoftheirrightsofvertandvenison……ThisjealousywasalsoanattributeofthenorthernDuergar，ordwarfs；tomanyofwhosedistinctionsthefairiesseemsohavesucceeded，if，indeed，theyarenotthesameclassofbeings。InthehugemetricalrecordofGermanchivalryentitledtheHelden—Buch，SirHildebrand，andtheotherheroesofwhomittreats，areengagedinoneoftheirmostdesperateadventures，fromarashviolationoftherose—gardenofanElfinorDwarfKing。

"ThereareyettracesofabeliefinthisworstandmostmaliciousorderoffairiesamongtheBorderwilds。Dr。LeydenhasintroducedsuchadwarfintohisballadentitledTheCoutofKeeldar，andhasnotforgothischaracteristicdetestationofthechase。

’ThethirdblastthatyoungKeeldarblew，Stillstoodthelimberfern，Andaweeman，ofswarthyhue，Upstartedbyacairn。

’HisrussetweedswerebrownasheathThatclothestheuplandfell，AndthehairofhisheadwasfrizzyredAsthepurpleheather—bell。

’Anurchin，cladinpricklesred，Clungcow’ringtohisarm；

Thehoundstheyhowl’d，andbackwardfled，Asstruckbyfairycharm。

’"Whyriseshighthestaghound’scry，Wherestaghoundne’ershouldbe？

Whywakesthathornthesilentmorn，Withouttheleaveofme？"——

’"BrownDwarf，thato’erthemuirlandstrays，ThynametoKeeldartell！"——

"TheBrownManoftheMuirs，whostaysBeneaththeheather—bell。

’"’Tissweetbeneaththeheather—bellToliveinautumnbrown；

Andsweettohearthelav’rock’sswell，Far，farfromtowerandtown。

’"Butwoebetidetheshrillinghorn，Thechase’ssurlycheer！

AndeverthathunterisforlornWhomfirstatmornIhear。"’

"ThepoeticalpictureheregivenoftheDuergarcorrespondsexactlywiththefollowingNorthumberlandlegend，withwhichI

waslatelyfavoredbymylearnedandkindfriend，Mr。SurteesofMainsforth，whohasbestowedindefatigablelaborupontheantiquitiesoftheEnglishBordercounties。Thesubjectisinitselfsocurious，thatthelengthofthenotewill，Ihope，bepardoned：

’IhaveonlyonerecordtoofferoftheappearanceofourNorthumbrianDuergar。MynarratrixisElizabethCockburn，andoldwifeofOfferton，inthiscountry，whosecredit，inacaseofthiskind，willnot，Ihope，bemuchimpeachedwhenIaddthatsheisbyherdullneighborssupposedtobeoccasionallyinsane，butbyherselftobeatthosetimesendowedwithafacultyofseeingvisionsandspectralappearanceswhichshunthecommonken。

’Intheyearbeforethegreatrebellion，twoyoungmenfromNewcastleweresportingonthehighmoorsaboveEldson，andafterpursuingtheirgameseveralhours，satdowntodineinagreenglennearoneofthemountainstreams。Aftertheirrepast，theyoungerladrantothebrookforwater，andafterstoopingtodrink，wassurprised，onliftinghisheadagain，bytheappearanceofabrowndwarf，whostoodonacragcoveredwithbrackens，acrosstheburn。Thisextraordinarypersonagedidnotappeartobeabovehalfthestatureofacommonman，butwasuncommonlystoutandbroad—built，havingtheappearanceofvaststrength。Hisdresswasentirelybrown，thecolorofthebrackens，andhisheadcoveredwithfrizzledredhair。Hiscountenancewasexpressiveofthemostsavageferocity，andhiseyesglaredlikeabull。Itseemsheaddressedtheyoungmanfirst，threateninghimwithhisvengeanceforhavingtrespassedonhisdemesnes，andaskinghimifheknewinwhosepresencehestood？Theyouthrepliedthathenowsupposedhimtobethelordofthemoors；thatheoffendedthroughignorance；andofferedtobringhimthegamehehadkilled。Thedwarfwasalittlemollifiedbythissubmission，butremarkedthatnothingcouldbemoreoffensivetohimthansuchanoffer，asheconsideredthewildanimalsashissubjects，andneverfailedtoavengetheirdestruction。Hecondescendedfurthertoinformhimthathewas，likehimself，mortal，thoughofyearsfarexceedingthelotofcommonhumanity，and（whatIshouldnothavehadanideaof）thathehopedforsalvation。Henever，headded，fedonanythingthathadlife，butlivedinthesummeronwhortleberries，andinwinteronnutsandapples，ofwhichhehadgreatstoreinthewoods。Finally，heinvitedhisnewacquaintancetoaccompanyhimhomeandpartakehishospitality，anofferwhichtheyouthwasonthepointofaccepting，andwasjustgoingtospringacrossthebrook（whichifhehaddone，saysElizabeth，thedwarfwouldcertainlyhavetornhiminpieces），whenhisfootwasarrestedbythevoiceofhiscompanion，whothoughthehadtarriedlong，andonlookingroundagain，"theweebrownmanwasfled。"Thestoryaddsthathewasimprudentenoughtoslighttheadmonition，andtosportoverthemoorsonhiswayhomewards，butsoonafterhisreturnhefellintoalingeringdisorder，anddiedwithintheyear’"（Scott）。

302。Ourmoonlightcircle’s。TheMS。has"Ourfairyringlet’s。"

306。Thefairies’fatalgreen。"AstheDaoineShi’，orMenofPeace，woregreenhabits，theyweresupposedtotakeoffencewhenanymortalsventuredtoassumetheirfavoritecolor。Indeed，fromsomereason，whichhasbeen，perhapsoriginallyageneralsuperstition，greenisheldinScotlandtobeunluckytoparticulartribesandcounties。TheCaithnessmen，whoholdthisbelief，allegeasareasonthattheirbandsworethatcolorwhentheywerecutoffatthebattleofFlodden；andforthesamereasontheyavoidcrossingtheOrdonaMonday，beingthedayoftheweekonwhichtheirill—omenedarraysetforth。GreenisalsodislikedbythoseofthenameofOgilvy；butmoreespeciallyitisheldfataltothewholeclanofGrahame。Itisrememberedofanagedgentlemanofthatnamethatwhenhishorsefellinafox—chase，heaccountedforitatoncebyobservingthatthewhipcordattachedtohislashwasofthisunluckycolor"（Scott）。

308。Wertchristenedman。Scottsays："TheElvesweresupposedgreatlytoenvytheprivilegesacquiredbyChristianinitiation，andtheygavetothosemortalswhohadfallenintotheirpoweracertainprecedence，foundeduponthisadvantageousdistinction。

Tamlane，intheoldballad，describeshisownrankinthefairyprocession：

’ForIrideonamilk—whitesteed，Andayenearestthetown；

BecauseIwasachristen’dknight，Theygivemethatrenown。’"

312。Thecurseofthesleeplesseye。Cf。Macbeth，i。3。19：

"SleepshallneithernightnordayHanguponhispent—houselid，"etc。

313。Part。Depart。Seeonii。94above。

322。Grisly。Seeoni。704above。

330。Kindly。Kindred，natural。SeeWb。，andcf。Shakespeare，MuchAdo，iv。1。75：

"thatfatherlyandkindlypowerThatyouhaveinher，"etc。

345。Allisglisteningshow。"NofactrespectingFairy—landseemstobebetterascertainedthanthefantasticandillusorynatureoftheirapparentpleasureandsplendour。IthasbeenalreadynoticedintheformerquotationsfromDr。Grahame’sentertainingvolume，andmaybeconfirmedbythefollowingHighlandtradition：——’Awoman，whosenew—bornchildhadbeenconveyedbythemintotheirsecretabodes，wasalsocarriedthitherherself，toremain，however，onlyuntilsheshouldsuckleherinfant。Sheoneday，duringthisperiod，observedtheShi’ichsbusilyemployedinmixingvariousingredientsinaboilingcaldron，andassoonasthecompositionwasprepared，sheremarkedthattheyallcarefullyanointedtheireyeswithit，layingtheremainderasideforfutureuse。Inamomentwhentheywereallabsent，shealsoattemptedtoanointhereyeswiththepreciousdrug，buthadtimetoapplyittooneeyeonly，whentheDaoineShi’returned。Butwiththateyeshewashenceforthenabledtoseeeverythingasitreallypassedintheirsecretabodes；shesaweveryobject，notasshehithertohaddone，indeceptivesplendourandelegance，butinitsgenuinecoloursandform。Thegaudyornamentsoftheapartmentwerereducedtothewallsofagloomycavern。Soonafter，havingdischargedheroffice，shewasdismissedtoherownhome。Still，however，sheretainedthefacultyofseeing，withhermedicatedeye，everythingthatwasdone，anywhereinherpresence，bythedeceptiveartoftheorder。Oneday，amidstathrongofpeople，shechancedtoobservetheShi’ich，ormanofpeace，inwhosepossessionshehadleftherchild，thoughtoeveryothereyeinvisible。Promptedbymaternalaffection，sheinadvertentlyaccostedhim，andbegantoinquireafterthewelfareofherchild。Themanofpeace，astonishedatbeingthusrecognizedbyoneofmortalrace，demandedhowshehadbeenenabledtodiscoverhim。Awedbytheterriblefrownofhiscountenance，sheacknowledgedwhatshehaddone。Hespatinhereye，andextinguisheditforever。’

"Itisveryremarkablethatthisstory，translatedbyDr。GrahamefrompopularGaelictradition，istobefoundintheOtiaImperialiaofGervaseofTilbury。[FN#10]Aworkofgreatinterestmightbecompiledupontheoriginalofpopularfiction，andthetransmissionofsimilartalesfromagetoage，andfromcountrytocountry。Themythologyofoneperiodwouldthenappeartopassintotheromanceofthenextcentury，andthatintothenurserytaleofthesubsequentages。Suchaninvestigation，whileitwentgreatlytodiminishourideasoftherichnessofhumaninvention，wouldalsoshowthatthesefictions，howeverwildandchildish，possesssuchcharmsforthepopulaceasenablethemtopenetrateintocountriesunconnectedbymannersandlanguage，andhavingnoapparentintercoursetoaffordthemeansoftransmission。Itwouldcarrymefarbeyondmyboundstoproduceinstancesoffableamongnationswhoneverborrowedfromeachotheranythingintrinsicallyworthlearning。Indeedthewidediffusionofpopularfactionsmaybecomparedtothefacilitywithwhichstrawsandfeathersaredispersedabroadbythewind，whilevaluablemetalscannotbetransportedwithouttroubleandlabour。Therelives，Ibelieve，onlyonegentlemanwhoseunlimitedacquaintancewiththissubjectmightenablehimtodoitjustice，——ImeanmyfriendMr。FrancisDouce，oftheBritishMuseum，whoseusualkindnesswill，Ihope，pardonmymentioninghisnamewhileonasubjectsocloselyconnectedwithhisextensiveandcuriousresearches"（Scott）。

355。Snatchedaway，etc。"ThesubjectsofFairy—landwererecruitedfromtheregionsofhumanitybyasortofcrimpingsystem，whichextendedtoadultsaswellastoinfants。Manyofthosewhowereinthisworldsupposedtohavedischargedthedebtofnature，hadonlybecomedenizensofthe’LondeofFaery’"

（Scott）。

357。ButwistI，etc。ButifIknew，etc。Wististhepasttenseofwit（Matzner）。Seeoni。596above。

371。Dunfermline。AtowninFifeshire，17milesnorthwestofEdinburgh。ItwaslongtheresidenceoftheScottishkings，andtheoldabbey，whichsucceededIonaastheplaceofroyalsepulture，hasbeencalled"theWestminsterofScotland。"RobertBrucewasthelastsovereignburiedhere。

374。Steepy。Cf。iii。304above。

376。Lincolngreen。Seeoni。464above。

386。Morning—tide。Cf。iii。478above。

387。Bourne。Bound，limit。Cf。thequotationfromMiltoninnoteoniii。344above。

392。Scathe。Harm，mischief。Spenserusesthewordoften；asinF。Q。i。12，34："Toworkenewwoeandimprovidedscath，"etc。

Cf。Shakespeare，K。John，ii。1。75："TodooffenceandscatheinChristendom；"Rich。III。i。3。317："Toprayforthemthathavedonescathetous，"etc。

393。Kern。Seeon73above。

395。Conjure。Inproseweshouldhavetowrite"conjurehim。"

403。YetlifeIhold，etc。Cf。JuliusCaesar，i。2。84：

"Ifitbeaughttowardthegeneralgood，Sethonorinoneeyeanddeathi’theother，AndIwilllookonbothindifferently；

ForletthegodssospeedmeasIloveThenameofhonormorethanIfeardeath。"

411。NearBochastle。TheMS。has"ByCambusmore。"Seeoni。

103and106above。

413。Bower。Lodging，dwelling。Seeoni。217above。

415。Art。Affectation。

417。Before。Thatis，athisvisittotheIsle。Cf。ii。96

fol。above。

418。Wasidlysoothed，etc。TheMS。has"Wasidlyfondthypraisetohear。"

421。Atone。Atonefor。Shakespeareusestheverbtransitivelyseveraltimes，butinthesenseofreconcile；asinRich。II。i。

1。202："Sincewecannotatoneyou，"etc。Cf。v。735below。

433。Ifyetheis。Ifheisstillliving。

437。Train。Lure；asinMacbeth，iv。3。118：

"DevilishMacbethBymanyofthesetrainshathsoughttowinmeIntohispower。"

Cf。theuseoftheverb（=allure，entice）；asinC。ofE。iii。

2。45："O，trainmenot，sweetmermaid，withthynote；"Scott’sLay，iii。146："Hethoughttotrainhimtothewood，"etc。Jameswasmuchgiventogallantry，andmanyofhistravelsindisguisewereonadventuresofthiskind。Seeoni。409aboveandvi。740

below。

446。Asdeath，etc。Asifdeath，etc。Seeonii。56above，andcf。459below。

464。Thisring。TheMS。has"Thisringofgoldthemonarchgave。"

471。Lordship。Landedestates。

473。Reckof。Carefor；poetical。

474。Ellen，thyhand。TheMS。has"Permitthishand；"andbelow：

"’SeekthoutheKing，andonthykneePutforththysuit，whate’eritbe，Asransomofhispledgetome；

Mynameandthisshallmakethyway。’

Heputthelittlesigneton，"etc。

492。Hestammered，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Hestammeredforthconfusedreply：

’Saxon，|Ishoutedbuttoscare’SirKnight，|

Yonravenfromhisdaintyfare。’"

500。Fared。Went；theoriginalsenseoftheword。Cf。farewell（whichwasatfirstafriendlywishfor"thepartingguest"），wayfarer，thoroughfare，etc。

506。Intatteredweeds，etc。TheMS。has"Wrappedinatatteredmantlegray。"Weedsisusedintheoldsenseofgarments。Cf。

Shakespeare，M。N。D。ii。1。256："Weedwideenoughtowrapafairyin；"Id。ii。2。71："WeedsofAthenshedothwear；"MiltonL’Allegro，120："Inweedsofpeace，"etc。Seealsov。465below。

523。Inbettertime。Thatis，inbettertimesordays；notinthemusicalsense。

524。Chime。Accord，sing；apoeticaluseoftheword。Cf。vi。

592below。

531。Allan。"TheAllanandDevanaretwobeautifulstreams——thelattercelebratedinthepoetryofBurns——whichdescendfromthehillsofPerthshireintothegreatcarse，orplain，ofStirling"

（Lockhart）。

548。’TisBlanche，etc。TheMS。has：

"’ASaxonborn，acrazymaid——

TisBlancheofDevan，’Murdochsaid。"

552。Bridegroom。Hereaccentedonthesecondsyllable。In682

belowithastheordinaryaccent。

555。’Scapes。Thewordmaybesoprintedhere，butnotinElizabethanpoetry。Wefinditinproseofthatday；asinBacon，Adv。ofL。ii。14。9："suchashadscapedshipwreck。"SeeWb。，andcf。stateandestate，etc。

559。Pitchedabar。Thatis，inathleticcontests。Cf。v。648

below。

562。Seethegaypennons，etc。TheMS。reads：

"WiththeethesepennonswillIshare，Thenseekmytruelovethroughtheair；

ButI’llnotlendthatsavagegroom，Tobreakhisfall，onedownyplume！

Deep，deep，midyondisjointedstones，Thewolfshallbattenhisbones。"

567。Batten。Fatten；asinHamlet，iii。4。67："Battenonthismoor。"MiltonusesittransitivelyinLycidas，29："Batteningourflockswiththefreshdewsofnight。"

575。TheLincolngreen。"TheLowlandgarb"（520）。Cf。also376

above。

578。ForOmysweetWilliam，etc。TheMS。reads：

"SweetWilliamwasawoodsmantrue，HestolepoorBlanche’sheartaway；

Hiscoatwasoftheforesthue，AndsweethesungtheLowlandLay。"

590。Thetoilsarepitched。Thenetsareset。Cf。Shakespeare，L。L。L。，iv。3。2："theyhavepitchedatoil，"etc。"Themeaningisobvious。ThehuntersareClan—Alpine’smen；thestagoftenisFitz—James；thewoundeddoeisherself"（Taylor）。

594。Astagoften。"Havingtenbranchesonhisantlers"

（Scott）。Naressaysthatantlersisanerrorhere，thewordmeaning"theshortbrowhorns，notthebranchedhorns；"butseeWb。Cf。Jonson，SadShepherd，i。2：

"Audahartoften，Madam，Itrowtobe；"

andMassinger，EmperoroftheEast，iv。2：

"He’llmakeyouroyalsport；heisadeerOften，atleast。"

595。Sturdily。AsTaylornotes，the"triplerhymes"inthissongare"ofaveryloosekind。"

609。Blanche’ssong。Jeffreysays："Nomachinerycanbeconceivedmoreclumsyforeffectingthedeliveranceofadistressedherothantheintroductionofamadwoman，who，withoutknowingorcaringaboutthewanderer，warnshimbyasongtotakecareoftheambushthatwassetforhim。Themaniacsorpoetryhaveindeedhadaprescriptiverighttobemusical，sincethedaysofOpheliadownwards；butitisratherarashextensionofthisprivilegetomakethemsinggoodsense，andtomakesensiblepeoplebeguidedbythem。"

TothisTaylorwellreplied："Thiscriticismseemsunjust。ThecrueltyofRoderick’sraidsintheLowlandshasalreadybeenhintedat，andthesightoftheLowlanddressmightwellstirassociationsinthepoorgirl’smindwhichwouldleadhertolooktotheknightforhelpandprotectionandalsotowarnhimofhisdanger。Itisplain，fromMurdoch’ssurprise，thatherbeingoutofhercaptors’sightislookedonasdangerous，fromwhichwemayinferthatsheisnotentirelycrazed。HersongisnottheonlyhintthatFitz—Jamesfollows。Hissuspicionshadalreadytwicebeenexcited，sothattheepisodeseemsnaturalenough。Asgivingadistinctpersonalgroundforthecombatincantov。，itservesthepoet’spurposestillfurther。Withoutit，weshouldsympathizetoomuchwiththerobberchief，whothinksthat’plunderingLowlandfieldandfoldisnaughtbutretributiontrue；’butthesightofthissadfruitofhisraidswinsusbacktothecauseoflawandorder。"

614。Forthatfullspeed，etc。TheMS。reads：

"ForthatfullspeedtheClansmanwent，Butinhisracehisbowhebent，Halted——andbackanarrowsent。"

617。Thrilled。Quivered。

627。Thineambushedkin，etc。TheMS。transposesthislineandthenext，andgoesonthus：

"Resistlessasthelightning’sflame，Thethrustbetwixthisshouldercame。"

Justbelowitreads：

"Theo’erhimhung，withfalconeye，Andgrimlysmiledtoseehimdie。"

642。Daggled。Wet，soaked。Cf。theLay，i。316："Wasdaggledbythedashingspray。"

649。Helpless。TheMS。has"guiltless。"

657。Shred。Cutoff；asensenowobsolete。Cf。Withal’sDictionary（ed。1608）："Thesuperfluousandwastsprigsofvines，beingcutandshreadedoffarecalledsarmenta。"

659。Mybrain，etc。TheMS。has"Butnow，mychampion，itshallwave。"

672。Wreak。Avenge。Cf。Shakespeare，R。andJ。iii。5。102：

"TowreaktheloveIboremycousinUponhisbodythathathslaughter’dhim；"

Spenser，F。Q。ii。3。13："towreaksofouledespight；"etc。

679。God，inmyneed，etc。TheMS。reads：

"God，inmyneed，tomebetrue，AsIwreakthisonRoderickDhu。"

686。Favor。Thetokenofthenextline；referringtotheknightlycustomofwearingsuchagiftoflady—loveormistress。

Cf。Rich。II。v。3。18：

"Andfromthecommon’stcreaturepluckaglove，Andwearitasafavour，"etc。

SeealsotheLay，iv。334：

"Withfavorinhiscrest，orglove，Memorialofhislayde—love。"

691。Atbay。Seeoni。133above；andforthedangerousfoe，cf。thenoteoni。137。

698。Couchedhim。Laydown。Seeoni。142above。

700。Rashadventures。Seeon437above。

701。Mustprove。The1sted。has"willprove。"

705。BandsatDoune。Cf。150above。

711。Darkling。Seeon283above。

722。Notthesummersolstice。Noteventheheatofthesummer。

724。Wold。Seeon267above。

731。Besideitsembers，etc。TheMS。reads：

"BythedecayingflamewaslaidAwarriorinhisHighlandplaid。"

Fortherhymehere，seeoni。363above。Cf。764below。

741。Idare，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Idare！tohimandalltheswarmHebringstoaidhismurderousarm。"

746。Slip。Ahunter’stermforlettingloosethegreyhoundsfromtheslips，ornooses，bywhichtheywerehelduntilsentafterthegame。Tubervile（ArtofVenerie）says："Weletslipagreyhound，andwecastoffahound。"Cf。Shakespeare，Cor。i。6。

39：

"HoldingCorioliinthenameofRome，Evenlikeafawninggreyhoundintheleash，Tolethimslipatwill；"

andforthenoun，Hen。V。iii。1。31：

"Iseeyoustandlikegreyhoundsintheslips，Straininguponthestart。"

747。Whoeverrecked，etc。Scottsays："St。JohnactuallyusedthisillustrationwhenengagedinconfutingthepleaoflawproposedfortheunfortunateEarlofStrafford：’Itwastrue，wegavelawstoharesanddeer，becausetheyarebeastsofchase；

butitwasneveraccountedeithercrueltyorfoulplaytoknockfoxesorwolvesontheheadastheycanbefound，becausetheyarebeastsofprey。Inaword，thelawandhumanitywerealike：

theonebeingmorefallacious，andtheothermorebarbarous，thaninanyagehadbeenventedinsuchanauthority’（Clarendon’sHistoryoftheRebellion）。"

762。Thehardenedfleshofmountaindeer。"TheScottishHighlanders，informertimes，hadaconcisemodeofcookingtheirvenison，orratherofdispensingwithcookingit，whichappearsgreatlytohavesurprisedtheFrench，whomchancemadeacquaintedwithit。TheVidameofChartres，whenahostageinEngland，duringthereignofEdwardVI。，waspermittedtotravelintoScotland，andpenetratedasfarastotheremoteHighlands（aufinfonddesSauvages）。Afteragreathunting—party，atwhichamostwonderfulquantityofgamewasdestroyed，hesawtheseScottishsavagesdevourapartoftheirvenisonraw，withoutanyfartherpreparationthancompressingitbetweentwobatonsofwood，soastoforceouttheblood，andrenderitextremelyhard。

Thistheyreckonedagreatdelicacy；andwhentheVidamepartookofit，hiscompliancewiththeirtasterenderedhimextremelypopular。ThiscurioustraitofmannerswascommunicatedbyMons。

deMontmorency，agreatfriendoftheVidame，toBrantome，bywhomitisrecordedinViesdesHommesIllustres，lxxxix。14……

Afterall，itmaybedoubtedwhetherlachairenostree，forsotheFrenchcalledthevenisonthussummarilyprepared，wasanythingmorethanamererudekindofdeerham"（Scott）。

772。Amightyaugury。ThatoftheTaghairm。

777。Notforclan。The1sted。has"norforclan。"

785。Stockandstone。Cf。i。130above。

787。Coilantogle’sford。OntheTeithjustbelowitsexitfromLochVennachar。

791。Thebittern’scry。Seeoni。642above。

797。Andslept，etc。TheMS。has"streak"and"lake"forbeamandstream。