第18章

"ThefateofWilliam，eighthEarlofDouglas，whomJamesII。

stabbedinStirlingCastlewithhisownhand，andwhileunderhisroyalsafe—conduct，isfamiliartoallwhoreadScottishhistory。

MurdackDukeofAlbany，DuncanEarlofLennox，hisfather—in—law，andhistwosons，WalterandAlexanderStuart，wereexecutedatStirling，in1425。TheywerebeheadeduponaneminencewithouttheCastlewalls，butmakingpartofthesamehill，fromwhencetheycouldbeholdtheirstrongCastleofDouneandtheirextensivepossessions。This’headinghill，’asitwassometimestermed，bearscommonlythelessterriblenameofHurly—hacket，fromitshavingbeenthesceneofacourtlyamusementalludedtobySirDavidLindsay，whosaysofthepastimesinwhichtheyoungKingwasengaged：

’SomeharledhimtotheHurly—hacket；’

whichconsistedinsliding——insomesortofchair，itmaybesupposed——fromtoptobottomofasmoothbank。TheboysofEdinburgh，abouttwentyyearsago，usedtoplayatthehurly—

hacketontheCaltonHill，usingfortheirseatahorse’sskull"

（Scott）。

558。TheFranciscansteeple。TheGreyfriarsChurch，builtbyJamesIV。in1594onthehillnotfarfromtheCastle，isstillstanding，andhasbeenrecentlyrestored。HereJamesVI。wascrownedonthe29thofJuly，1567，andJohnKnoxpreachedthecoronationsermon。

562。Morrice—dancers。ThemorriceormorrisdancewasprobablyofSpanish（orMoorish，asthenameimplies）origin，butafteritsintroductionintoEnglanditbecameblendedwiththeMaydaygames。AfullhistoricalaccountofitisgiveninDouce’sIllustrationsofShakespeare。Thecharactersinitinearlytimeswerethefollowing："RobinHood，LittleJohn，FriarTuck，MaidMarian（Robin’smistressandthequeenorladyoftheMay），thefool，thepiper，andseveralmorris—dancershabited，asitappears，invariousmodes。Afterwardsahobby—horseandadragonwereadded"（Douce）。Foradescriptionofthegame，seeScott’sAbbot，ch。xiv。，andtheauthor’snote。Seealsoon614below。

564。Theburghersholdtheirsportsto—day。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：

"EveryburghofScotlandoftheleastnote，butmoreespeciallytheconsiderabletowns，hadtheirsolemnplay，orfestival，whenfeatsofarcherywereexhibited，andprizeddistributedtothosewhoexcelledinwrestling，hurlingthebar，andtheothergymnasticexercisesoftheperiod。Stirling，ausualplaceofroyalresidence，wasnotlikelytobedeficientinpompuponsuchoccasions，especiallysinceJamesV。wasverypartialtothem。

HisreadyparticipationinthesepopularamusementswasonecauseofhisacquiringthetitleoftheKingoftheCommons，orRexPlebeiorum，asLesleyhaslatinizedit。Theusualprizetothebestshooterwasasilverarrow。SuchaoneispreservedatSelkirkandatPeebles。AtDumfriesasilvergunwassubstituted，andthecontentiontransferredtofirearms。Theceremony，asthereperformed，isthesubjectofanexcellentScottishpoem，byMr。JohnMayne，entitledtheSillerGun1808，whichsurpassestheeffortsofFergusson，andcomesnearthoseofBurns。

"OfJames’sattachmenttoarchery，Pitscottie，thefaithfulthoughruderecorderofthemannersofthatperiod，hasgivenusevidence：

’InthisyeartherecameanambassadoroutofEngland，namedLordWilliamHoward，withabishopwithhim，withmanyothergentlemen，tothenumberofthreescorehorse，whichwereallablemenandwaled[picked]menforallkindofgamesandpastimes，shooting，louping，running，wrestling，andcastingofthestone，buttheywerewellsayed[essayedortried]eretheypastoutofScotland，andthatbytheirownprovocation；butevertheytint：

tillatlast，theQueenofScotland，theKing’smother，favouredtheEnglish—men，becauseshewastheKingofEngland’ssister；

andthereforeshetookanenterpriseofarcheryupontheEnglish—

men’shands，contraryhersontheKing，andanysixinScotlandthathewouldwale，eithergentlemenoryeomen，thattheEnglish—

menshouldshootagainstthemeitheratpricks，revers，orbuts，astheScotspleased。

’TheKing，hearingthisofhismother，wascontent，andgartherpawnahundredcrownsandatunofwineupontheEnglish—men’shands；andheincontinentlaiddownasmuchfortheScottish—men。

ThefieldandgroundwaschoseninSt。Andrews，andthreelandedmenandthreeyeomenchosentoshootagainsttheEnglish—men，——towit，DavidWemyssofthatilk，DavidArnotofthatilk，andMr。

JohnWedderburn，vicarofDundee；theyeomen，JohnThomson，inLeith，StevenTaburner，withapiper，calledAlexanderBailie；

theyshotverynear，andwarred[worsted]theEnglish—menoftheenterprise，andwanthehundredcrownsandthetunofwine，whichmadetheKingverymerrythathismenwanthevictory。’"

571。Playmyprize。ThesameexpressionoccursinShakespeare，T。A。i。1。399："Youhaveplay’dyourprize。"Cf。alsoM。ofV。

iii。2。142："Likeoneoftwocontendinginaprize，"etc。

575。TheCastlegates。ThemainentrancetotheCastle，nottheposterngateof532above。

580。FairScotland’sKing，etc。TheMS。reads：

"KingJamesandallhisnobleswent……

EvertheKingwasbendinglowTohiswhitejennet’ssaddle—bow，Doffinghiscaptoburgherdame，Whosmilingblushedforprideandshame。"

601。Therenobles，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Nobleswhomournedtheirpowerrestrained，Andthepoorburgher’sjoysdisdained；

Darkchief，who，hostageforhisclan，Wasfromhishomeabanishedman，Whothoughtuponhisowngraytower，Thewavingwoods，hisfeudalbower，AnddeemedhimselfashamefulpartOfpageantthathecursedinheart。"

611。Withbellatheel。Doucesaysthat"thenumberofbellsroundeachlegofthemorris—dancersamountedfromtwentytoforty；"butScott，inanotetoTheFairMaidofPerth，speaksof252smallbellsinsetsoftwelveatregularmusicalintervals。

612。Theirmazeswheel。TheMS。adds：

"WithawkwardstridetherecitygroomWouldpartoffabledknightassume。"

614。RobinHood。Scottsayshere："Theexhibitionofthisrenownedoutlawandhisbandwasafavoritefrolicatsuchfestivalsaswearedescribing。Thissporting，inwhichkingsdidnotdisdaintobeactors，wasprohibitedinScotlandupontheReformation，byastatuteofthe6thParliamentofQueenMary，c。

61，A。D。1555，whichordered，underheavypenaltiesthat’namannerofpersonbechosenRobertHude，norLittleJohn，AbbotofUnreason，QueenofMay，norotherwise。’Butin1561，the’rascalmultitude，’saysJohnKnox，’werestirreduptomakeaRobinHude，whilkenormitywasofmonyyearsleftanddamnedbystatuteandactofPaliament；yetwouldtheynotbeforbidden。’

Accordinglytheyraisedaveryserioustumult，andatlengthmadeprisonersthemagistrateswhoendeavoredtosuppressit，andwouldnotreleasethemtilltheyextortedaformalpromisethatnooneshouldbepunishedforhisshareofthedisturbance。Itwouldseem，fromthecomplaintsoftheGeneralAssemblyoftheKirk，thattheseprofanefestivitieswerecontinueddownto1592

（BookoftheUniversalKirk，p。414）。BoldRobinwas，tosaytheleast，equallysuccessfulinmaintaininghisgroundagainstthereformedclergyofEngland；forthesimpleandevangelicalLatimercomplainsofcomingtoacountrychurchwherethepeoplerefusedtohearhimbecauseitwasRobinHood’sday，andhismitreandrochetwerefaintogivewaytothevillagepastime。

MuchcuriousinformationonthissubjectmaybefoundinthePreliminaryDissertationtothelateMr。Ritson’seditionofthesongsrespectingthismemorableoutlaw。ThegameofRobinHoodwasusuallyactedinMay；andhewasassociatedwiththemorrice—

dancers，onwhomsomuchillustrationhasbeenbestowedbythecommentatorsonShakespeare。Averylivelypictureofthesefestivities，containingagreatdealofcuriousinformationonthesubjectoftheprivatelifeandamusementsofourancestors，wasthrown，bythelateingeniousMr。Strutt，intohisromanceentitledQueen—hooHall，publishedafterhisdeath，in1808。"

615。FriarTuck。"RobinHood’sfatfriar，"asShakespearecallshim（T。G。ofV。iv。1。36），whofiguresintheRobinHoodballadsandinIvanhoe。ScarletandLittleJohnarementionedinoneofMasterSilence’ssnatchesofsongin2Hen。IV。v。3。107：

"AndRobin，Scarlet，andJohn。"ScathelockeisabrotherofScarletinBenJonson’sSadShepherd，whichisa"TaleofRobinHood，"andMutchisabailiffinthesameplay。

626。Stake。Prize。

627。Fondlyhewatched，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Fondlyhewatched，withwateryeye，Foransweringglanceofsympathy，Butnoemotionmadereply！

Indifferentastounknown|wight，Coldastounknownyeoman|

TheKinggaveforththearrowbright。"

630。Toarcherwight。Thatis，toanyordinaryarcher。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：

"TheDouglasofthepoemisanimaginaryperson，asupposeduncleoftheEarlofAngus。ButtheKing’sbehaviorduringanunexpectedinterviewwiththeLairdofKilspindie，oneofthebanishedDouglases，undercircumstancessimilartothoseinthetext，isimitatedfromarealstorytoldbyHumeofGodscroft。I

wouldhaveavailedmyselfmorefullyofthesimpleandaffectingcircumstancesoftheoldhistory，hadtheynotbeenalreadywovenintoapatheticballadbymyfriendMr。Finlay。[FN#11]

’His[theKing’s]implacability[towardsthefamilyofDouglas]

didalsoappearinhiscarriagetowardsArchibaldofKilspinke，whomhe，whenhewasachild，lovedsingularlywellforhisabilityofbody，andwaswonttocallhimhisGray—Steill。

[FN#12]Archibald，beingbanishedintoEngland，couldnotwellcomportwiththehumorofthatnation，whichhethoughttobetooproud，andthattheyhadtoohighaconceitofthemselves，joinedwithacontemptanddespisingofallothers。Wherefore，beingweariedofthatlife，andrememberingtheKing’sfavorofoldtowardshim，hedeterminedtotrytheKing’smercifulnessandclemency。SohecomesintoScotland，andtakingoccasionoftheKing’shuntingintheparkatStirlinghecastshimselftobeinhisway，ashewascominghometotheCastle。SosoonastheKingsawhimafaroff，erehecamenear，heguesseditwashe，andsaidtooneofhiscourtiers，"YonderismyGray—Steill，ArchibaldofKilspindie，ifhebealive。"Theotheransweredthatitcouldnotbehe，andthathedurstnotcomeintotheKing’spresence。TheKingapproaching，hefelluponhiskneesandcravedpardon，andpromisedfromthenceforwardtoabstainfrommeddlinginpublicaffairs，andtoleadaquietandprivatelife。TheKingwentbywithoutgivinghimanyanswer，andtrottedagoodroundpaceupthehill。Kilspindiefollowed，andthoughheworeonhimasecret，orshirtofmail，forhisparticularenemies，wasassoonattheCastlegateastheKing。Therehesathimdownuponastonewithout，andentreatedsomeoftheKing’sservantsforacupofdrink，beingwearyandthirsty；butthey，fearingtheKing’sdispleasure，durstgavehimnone。WhentheKingwassetathisdinner，heaskedwhathehaddone，whathehadsaid，andwhitherhehadgone？Itwastoldhimthathehaddesiredacupofdrink，andhadgottennone。TheKingreprovedthemverysharplyfortheirdiscourtesy，andtoldthemthatifhehadnottakenanoaththatnoDouglasshouldeverservehim，hewouldhavereceivedhimintohisservice，forhehadseenhimsometimeamanofgreatability。ThenhesenthimwordtogotoLeith，andexpecthisfurtherpleasure。ThensomekinsmanofDavidFalconer，thecannonier，thatwasslainatTantallon，begantoquarrelwithArchibaldaboutthematter，wherewiththeKingshowedhimselfnotwellpleasedwhenheheardofit。ThenhecommandedhimtogotoFranceforacertainspace，tillheheardfurtherfromhim。Andsohedid，anddiedshortlyafter。ThisgaveoccasiontotheKingofEngland（HenryVIII。）toblamehisnephew，allegingtheoldsaying，Thataking’sfaceshouldgivegrace。ForthisArchibald（whatsoeverwereAngus’sorSirGeorge’sfault）hadnotbeenprincipalactorofanything，nornocounsellornorstirrerup，butonlyafollowerofhisfriends，andthatnowayscruellydisposed’（HumeofGodscroft，ii。107）。"

637。LarbertisatownabouttenmilestothesouthofStirling，andAlloaanothersevenmilestotheeastonthenorthsideoftheForth。

641。ToDouglasgaveagoldenring。Scottsays："Theusualprizeofawrestlingwasaramandaring，buttheanimalwouldhaveembarrassedmystory。Thus，intheCokesTaleofGamelyn，ascribedtoChaucer：

’TherehappedtobetherebesideTryedawrestling；

Andthereforetherewasy—settenAramandalsaring。"

Again，theLitilGesteofRobinHood：

’Byabridgewasawrestling，AndtheretaryedwasheAndtherewasallthebestyemenOfallthewestcountrey。

Afullfayregametherewassetup，Awhitebullupy—pight，Agreatcourserwithsaddleandbrydle，Withgoldburnishedfullbryght；

Apayreofgloves，aredgolderinge，Apipeofwine，goodday；

Whatmanberethhimbest，Iwis，Thepriseshallbearaway。’"

648。Tohurlthemassivebar。Cf。iv。559above。

658。Scottishstrength。TheMS。has"mortalstrength。"

660。TheLadies’Rock。Apointinthe"valley"betweentheCastleandtheGreyfriarsChurch。Itwasformerlythechiefplaceforviewingthegames，whichwereheldinthis"valley，"ordepressioninthehillonwhichtheCastlestands。ItmustnotbeconfoundedwiththeLadies’Lookout，afavoritepointofviewontheCastlewalls。

662。Wellfilled。TheMS。has"weigheddown；"andin664，"Scatteredthegoldamongthecrowd。"

674。EreDouglas，etc。TheMS。has"EreJamesofDouglas’

stalwarthand；"andin677，"worn"forwrecked。

681。Murmurs。Someeds。have"murmur。"

685。Thebanishedman。TheMS。has"hisstatelyform。"

724。Needsbutabuffet。Onlyasingleblowisneeded。

728。Thenclamored，etc。TheMS。and1sted。have"Clamoredhiscomradesofthetrain；"andin730theMS。has"warrior’s"forBaron’s。

735。Atone。Seeoniv。421above。

744。ButshallaMonarch’spresence，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Butinmycourtinjuriousblow，Andbeardedthus，andthusout—dared？What，ho！"etc。

747。Ward。Guarding，confinementunderguard。Cf。Gen。xl。3。

752。Misarray。Disorder，confusion。NeitherWb。norWorc。

givestheword。

754。Pricked。Spurred，rode。Seeon486above。

755。Repelled，etc。TheMS。has"Theirthreatsrepelledbyinsultloud。"

768。Hyndford。AvillageontheClyde，afewmilesaboveLanark。

790。Widow’smateexpires。Aninstanceofprolepsis，or"anticipation"intheuseofaword。Hemustexpirebeforeshecanbeawidow。Cf。Macbeth，iii。4。76：

"Bloodhathbeenshederenow，i’theoldentime，Erehumanstatutepurg’dthegentleweal；"

thatis，purgeditandmadeitgentle。

794。Ward。Wardoff，avert。

796。Thecrowd’swildfury，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Thecrowd’swildfuryebbedamainIntears，astempestssinkinrain。"

The1sted。readsasinthetext，butthatof1821has"sunkamain。"

ThefigurehereisafavoriteonewithShakespeare。Cf。R。ofL。

1788：

"Thiswindytempest，tillitblowuprain，Heldbackhissorrow’stide，tomakeitmore；

Atlastitrains，andbusywindsgiveo’er；"

3Hen。VI。i。4。146：

"Forragingwindblowsupincessantshowers，And，whentherageallays，therainbegins；"

Id。ii。5。85：

"see，see，whatshowersarise，Blownwiththewindytempestofmyheart；"

T。andC。iv。4。55："Wherearemytears？rain，tolaythiswind，ormyheartwillbeblownupbytheroot；"andMacbeth，i。7。25：

"Thattearsshalldownthewind。"

808。Theroughsoldier。SirJohnofHyndford（768above）。

811。Heled。The1sted。has"theyled，"and"their"forhisin813。

812。Verge。Notetherhymewithcharge，andseeoniv。83

above。

819。Thiscommonfool。Cf。Shakespeare’s"foolmultitude"（M。

ofV。ii。9。26）。JustbelowLockhartquotesCoriolanus，i。1。

180：

"WhodeservesgreatnessDeservesyourhate；andyouraffectionsareAsickman’sappetite，whodesiresmostthatWhichwouldincreasehisevil。HethatdependsUponyourfavorsswimswithfinsofleadAndhewsdownoakswithrushes。Hangye！Trustye？

Witheveryminuteyoudochangeamind，Andcallhimnoblethatwasnowyourhate，Himvilethatwasyourgarland。"

821。Douglas。Thereadingofthe1sted。，asin825below；not"Douglas’，"asinsomerecenteds。

830。Vainastheleaf，etc。TheMS。has"Vainasthesickman’sidledream。"

838。Cognizance。"ThesablepaleofMar。"Seeoniv。153

above。

853。Withscantytrain，etc。TheMS。has"Ondistantchaseyouwillnotride。"

856。Lostit。Forgotit。

858。Forspoilingof。Forfearofruining。Cf。Shakespeare，Sonn。52。4：

"Thewhichhewillnoteveryhoursurvey，Forbluntingthefinepointofseldompleasure；

T。G。ofV。i。2。136："Yetheretheyshallnotlieforcatchingcold；"BeaumontandFletcher，Captain，iii。5："We’llhaveabibforspoilingofthydoublet，"etc。

887。EarlWilliam。TheDouglaswhowasstabbedbyJamesII。Seeon551above。

CantoSixth。

"LordJeffreyhasobjectedtotheguard—roomsceneanditsaccompanyingsongasthegreatestblemishinthewholepoem。Thescenecontrastsforciblywiththegracewhichcharacterizestherest；butinapoemwhichrestsitsinterestuponincident，suchacriticismseemsoverstrained。Itgivesusavigorouspictureofaclassofmenwhoplayedaveryimportantpartinthehistoryofthetime，especiallyacrosstheBorder；menwho，manyofthemoutlaws，andfighting，notforcountryorforking，butforhimwhopaidthembest，werehumoredwitheverylicensewhentheywerenotonstrictmilitaryduty。Therequirementsofthenarrativemighthavebeensatisfiedwithoutthesedetails，itistrue；buttheusewhichSirWalterhasmadeofthem——toshowthepowerofbeautyandinnocence，andthechordsoftendernessandgoodnesswhichliereadytovibrateinthewildestnatures——maysurelyreconcileustosuchapieceofrealism。

"ThesceneofRoderick’sdeathharmonizeswellwithhischaracter。Theminstrel’saccountofthebattlethepoethimselffelttobesomewhatlong，andyetitisdifficulttoseehowitcouldbecurtailedwithoutspoilingit。Itisfulloflifeandvigor，andouronlycauseofsurpriseisthatthelayshouldonlycometoasuddenstandwhenitisreallycompleted"（Taylor）。

6。Scaring，etc。The1sted。reads："Andscaringprowlingrobberstotheirden。"

7。Battled。Battlemented；asinii。702above。

9。Thekindnurseofmen。Cf。2Hen。IV。iii。1。5：

"Osleep，Ogentlesleep，Nature’ssoftnurse，"etc。

23。Throughnarrowloop，etc。TheMS。has"Throughblackenedarch，"etc。；andbelow：

"ThelightsinstrangeallianceshoneBeneaththearchofblackenedstone。"

25。Strugglingwith。Somerecenteds。misprint"strugglingthrough。"

47。Adventurersthey，etc。Scottsays："TheScottisharmiesconsistedchieflyofthenobilityandbarons，withtheirvassals，whoheldlandsunderthemformilitaryservicebythemselvesandtheirtenants。ThepatriarchalinfluenceexercisedbytheheadsofclansintheHighlandsandBorderswasofadifferentnature，andsometimesatvariancewithfeudalprinciples。ItflowedfromthePatriaPotestas，exercisedbythechieftainasrepresentingtheoriginalfatherofthewholename，andwasoftenobeyedincontradictiontothefeudalsuperior。JamesV。seemsfirsttohaveintroduced，inadditiontothemilitiafurnishedfromthesesources，theserviceofasmallnumberofmercenaries，whoformedabody—guard，calledtheFoot—Band。Thesatiricalpoet，SirDavidLindsay（orthepersonwhowrotetheprologuetohisplayoftheThreeEstaites），hasintroducedFinlayoftheFoot—Band，whoaftermuchswaggeringuponthestageisatlengthputtoflightbytheFool，whoterrifieshimbymeansofasheep’sskulluponapole。Ihaveratherchosentogivethemtheharshfeaturesofthemercenarysoldiersoftheperiod，thanofthisScottishThraso。ThesepartookofthecharacteroftheAdventurousCompanionsofFroissart，ortheCondottieriofItaly。"

53。TheFleming，etc。ThesoilofFlandersisveryfertileandproductive，inmarkedcontrasttothegreaterpartofScotland。

60。Halberd。Acombinationofspearandbattle—axe。SeeWb。

63。Holytide。Holiday。Fortide=time，seeoniii。478above。

73。Neighboringto。Thatis，lyinginadjacentrooms。

75。Burden。Alludingtotheburden，orchorus，ofasong。Cf。

ii。392above。TheMS。has"jest"forjoke；andinthenextline"Andrudeoathsventedbytherest。"

78。Trent。theEnglishriverofthatname。Cf。231below。

84。Thatday。Modifyingcutshore，notgrieved。

87。Amerrycatch，Itroll。Cf。Shakespeare，Temp，iii。2。126：

"willyoutrollthecatch，"etc。

88。Buxom。Lively，brisk；asinHen。V。iii。6。27："ofbuxomvalour，"etc。Itsoriginalsensewasyielding，obedient；asinF。Q。i。11。37："thebuxomeaire"（seealsoMilton，P。L。ii。

842）；andId。iii。2。23："Ofthemthattohimbuxomeareandprone。"Forthederivation，seeWb。

90。Poule。Paul；anoldspelling，foundinChaucerandotherwriters。Themeasureofthesongisanapestic（thatis，withtheaccentoneverythirdsyllable），withmodifications。

92。Black—jack。Akindofpitchermadeofleather。TaylorquotesOldMortality，chap。viii。："Thelargeblack—jackfilledwithverysmallbeer。"

93。Sack。AnameappliedtoSpanishandCanarywinesingeneral；butsometimestheparticularkindwasspecified。Cf。2

Hen。IV。iv。3。104："goodsherris—sack"（thatis，sherrywine）；

andHerrick，Poems：

"thyislesshalllackGrapes，beforeHerrickleavesCanariesack。"

95。Upsees。"Bacchanalianinterjection，borrowedfromtheDutch"（Scott）。NarescriticisesScottforusingthewordasanoun。Itisgenerallyfoundinthephrases"upseeDutch"and"upseeFreeze"（thesamething，Frisebeing=Dutch），whichappeartomean"intheDutchfashion。"Cf。BenJonson，Alchemist，iv。6：

"Idonotlikethedullnessofyoureye，Ithathaheavyeast，’tisupseeDutch；"

thatis，lookslikeintoxication。SeealsoBeaumontandFletcher，Beggar’sBush，iv。4："Thebowl……whichmustbeupseyEnglish，strong，lusty，Londonbeer。"

98。Kerchief。Seeoniii。495above。

100。Gillian。AcommonoldEnglishname（accordingtoColesandothers，acorruptionofJuliana），oftencontractedintoGillofJill，andusedasafamiliartermforawoman，asJackwasforaman。Thetwoareoftenassociated；asintheproverbs"EveryJackmusthavehisJill，"and"AgoodJackmakesagoodJill。"

103。Placket。Explainedbysomeas=stomacher；byothersas=

petticoat，ortheslitoropeninginthosegarments。Cf。Wb。Itisoftenusedfigurativelyforwoman，ashere。Placketandpot=

womenandwine。