353。Measuredmood。Theformalmannerrequiredbycourtetiquette。
360。Dear。Thisisthereadingofthe1sted。andalmosteveryotherthatwehaveseen。Weareinclined,however,tobelievethatScottwrote\"clear。\"Thefacsimilesofhishandwritingshowthathisd’sandcl’smighteasilybeconfoundedbyacompositor。
363。Snood。ThefilletorribbonwithwhichtheScotchmaidensboundtheirhair。Seeoniii。114below。Itistherichmaterialsofsnood,plaid,andbroochthatbetrayherbirth。
Therhymeofplaidwithmaidandbetrayedisnotimperfect,theScottishpronunciationofplaidbeinglikeourplayed。
385。Oneonly。Fortheinversion,cf。Shakespeare,J。C。i。2。
157:\"Whenthereisinitbutoneonlyman;\"Goldsmith,D。V。39:
\"Oneonlymastergraspsthewholedomain,\"etc。
393。Awhileshepaused,etc。TheMS。reads:
\"Aspaceshepaused,noanswercame,——
’Alpine,wasthinetheblast?’thenameLessresolutelyutteredfell,Theechoescouldnotcatchtheswell。
’Norfoenorfriend,’thestrangersaid,Advancingfromthehazelshade。
Thestartledmaid,withhastyoar,Pushedherlightshallopfromtheshore。\"
andjustbelow:
\"Soo’erthelaketheswanwouldspring,Thenturntopruneitsruffledwing。\"
404。Prune。Pickoutdamagedfeathersandarrangetheplumagewiththebill。Cf。Shakespeare,Cymb。v。4。118:
\"hisroyalbirdPrunestheimmortalwing,\"etc。
408。Wont。Arewont,oraccustomed;nowusedonlyintheparticiple。Theformhereisthepasttenseoftheobsoletewon,orwone,todwell。ThepresentisfoundinMilton,P。L。vii。
457:
\"Asfromhislairthewildbeast,wherehewonsInforestwild,inthicket,brake,orden。\"
Cf。Spenser,Virgil’sGnat:
\"OfPoetsPrince,whetherwewoonbesideFaireXanthussprincledwithChimaerasblood,OrinthewoodsofAsteryabide;\"
andColinCloutsComeHomeAgaine:
\"IweenedsurehewasoutGodalone,Andonlywoondinfieldsandforestshere。\"
Seealsoiv。278and298below。
409。Middleage。AsJamesdiedattheageofthirty(in1542),thisisnotstrictlytrue,buttheportraitinotherrespectsisquiteaccurate。Hewasfondofgoingaboutdisguised,andsomeofhisfreaksofthiskindarepleasantlyrelatedinScott’sTalesofaGrandfather。Seeonvi。740below。
425。Slighting,etc。\"Treatinglightlyhisneedoffoodandshelter。\"
432。Atlength。The1sted。has\"atlast。\"
433。ThatHighlandhallswere,etc。TheMS。has\"Herfather’shallwas,\"etc。
434。Wildered。Seeon274above。
438。Acouch。Thatis,theheatherforit。Cf。666below。
441。Mere。Lake;asinWindermere,etc。
443。Rood。Cross,orcrucifix。Bytheroodwasacommonoath;
sobytheholyrood,asinShakespeare,Rich。III。iii。2。77,iv。4。165。Cf。thenameofHolyroodPalaceinEdinburgh。Seeii。221below。
451。Romantic。TheMS。has\"enchanting。\"
457。Yesternight。Wehavelostthisword,thoughweretainyesterday。Cf。yester—morninv。104below。Asfar=asfarbackas。
460。Wason,etc。TheMS。reads:\"Isoftenonthefuturebent。\"
\"Ifforceofevidencecouldauthorizeustobelievefactsinconsistentwiththegenerallawsofnature,enoughmightbeproducedinfavoroftheexistenceofthesecond—sight。ItiscalledinGaelicTaishitaraugh,fromTaish,anunrealorshadowyappearance;andthosepossessedofthefacultyarecalledTaishatrin,whichmaybeaptlytranslatedvisionaries。Martin,asteadybelieverinthesecond—sight,givesthefollowingaccountofit:——
’Thesecond—sightisasingularfacultyofseeinganotherwiseinvisibleobjectwithoutanypreviousmeansusedbythepersonthatusesifforthatend:thevisionmakessuchalivelyimpressionupontheseers,thattheyneitherseenorthinkofanythingelse,exceptthevision,aslongasitcontinues;andthentheyappearpensiveorjovial,accordingtotheobjectthatwasrepresentedtothem。
’Atthesightofavision,theeyelidsofthepersonareerected,andtheeyescontinuestaringuntiltheobjectvanish。Thisisobvioustootherswhoarebywhenthepersonshappentoseeavision,andoccurredmorethanoncetomyownobservation,andtoothersthatwerewithme……
’Ifawomanisseenstandingataman’slefthand,itisapresagethatshewillbehiswife,whethertheybemarriedtoothers,orunmarriedatthetimeoftheapparition。
’Toseeasparkoffirefalluponone’sarmorbreastisaforerunnerofadeadchildtobeseeninthearmsofthosepersons;ofwhichthereareseveralfreshinstances……
’Toseeaseatemptyatthetimeofone’ssittinginit,isapresageofthatperson’sdeathsoonafter’(Martin’sDescriptionoftheWesternIslands,1716,8vo,p。300,etseq。)。
\"Totheseparticularsinnumerableexamplesmightbeadded,allattestedbygraveandcredibleauthors。But,indespiteofevidencewhichneitherBacon,Boyle,norJohnsonwereabletoresist,theTaish,withallitsvisionaryproperties,seemstobenowuniversallyabandonedtotheuseofpoetry。TheexquisitelybeautifulpoemofLochielwillatonceoccurtotherecollectionofeveryreader\"(Scott)。
462。Birchen。Shadedbybirches。Cf。Milton’s\"cedarnalleys\"
inComus,990。
464。Lincolngreen。AclothmadeinLincoln,muchwornbyhunters。
467。Heron。Theearlyeds。have\"heron’s。\"
475。Errant—knight。Knight—errant。
476。Sooth。True。WefindsoothestinMilton,Comus,823。Thenounsooth(truth)ismorecommon,andstillsurvivesinsoothsayer(tellerofhiddentruth)。Cf。v。64below。
478。Emprise。Enterprise。Cf。Spenser,F。Q。ii。7。39:\"Butgivemeleavetofollowmyemprise,\"etc。
485。Hisnoblehand。TheMS。has\"Thisgentlehand;\"andinthenextline,\"theoarshedrew。\"
490。Frequent。Often;oneofthemanyinstancesoftheadjectiveusedadverbiallyinthepoem。
492。Therockyisle。ItisstillknownasEllen’sIsle。\"Itisratherhigh,andirregularlypyramidal。Itismostlycomposedofdark—grayrocks,mottledwithpaleandgraylichens,peepingouthereandthereamidtreesthatmantlethem,——chieflylight,gracefulbirches,intermingledwithred—berriedmountainashesandafewdark—green,spirypines。Thelandingisbeneathanagedoak;and,asdidtheLadyandtheKnight,thetravellernowascends’aclamberingunsuspectedroad,’byrudesteps,tothesmallirregularsummitoftheisland。Amorepoetic,romanticretreatcouldhardlybeimagined:itisunique。Itiscompletelyhidden,notonlybythetrees,butalsobyanundergrowthofbeautifulandabundantfernsandtheloveliestofheather\"
(Hunnewell’sLandsofScott)。
500。Winded。Wound;usedforthesakeofthemeasure,asinv。
22below。WefindtheparticiplewindedinMuchAdo,i。1。243;
butitis=blown。Theverbinthatsenseisderivedfromthenounwind(airinmotion),andhasnoconnectionwithwind,toturn。Cf。Wb。
504。Hereforretreat,etc。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere:
\"TheCelticchieftains,whoseliveswerecontinuallyexposedtoperil,hadusually,inthemostretiredspotoftheirdomains,someplaceofretreatforthehourofnecessity,which,ascircumstanceswouldadmit,wasatower,acavern,orarustichut,inastrongandsecludedsituation。OneoftheselastgaverefugetotheunfortunateCharlesEdward,inhisperilouswanderingsafterthebattleofCulloden。
’Itwassituatedinthefaceofaveryrough,high,androckymountain,calledLetternilichk,stillapartofBenalder,fullofgreatstonesandcrevices,andsomescatteredwoodinterspersed。
ThehabitationcalledtheCage,inthefaceofthatmountain,waswithinasmallthickbushofwood。Therewerefirstsomerowsoftreeslaiddown,inordertolevelthefloorforahabitation;
andastheplacewassteep,thisraisedthelowersidetoanequalheightwiththeother:andthesetrees,inthewayofjoistsorplanks,werelevelledwithearthandgravel。Therewerebetwixtthetrees,growingnaturallyontheirownroots,somestakesfixedintheearth,which,withthetrees,wereinterwovenwithropes,madeofheathandbirchtwigs,uptothetopoftheCage,itbeingofaroundorratherovalshape;andthewholethatchedandcoveredoverwithfog。Thewholefabrichung,asitwere,byalargetree,whichreclinedfromtheoneend,allalongtheroof,totheother,andwhichgaveitthenameoftheCage;andbychancetherehappenedtobetwostonesatasmalldistancefromoneanother,inthesidenexttheprecipice,resemblingthepillarsofachimney,wherethefirewasplaced。
Thesmokehaditsventouthere,allalongthefalloftherock,whichwassomuchofthesamecolor,thatonecoulddiscovernodifferenceintheclearestday’(Home’sHistoryoftheRebellion,Lond。1802,4to,p。381)。\"
525。Idoeanvine。Somehavetakenthistorefertothe\"redwhortleberry,\"thebotanicalnameofwhichisVacciniumvitisIdoea;butasthatisnotaclimber,itismoreprobablythatthecommonvineisheremeant。IdoeanisfromIda,amountainnearancientTroy(therewasanotherinCrete),famousforitsvines。
526。Clematis。TheClimatisvitalba,oneofthepopularEnglishnamesofwhichisvirgin—bower。
528。Andeveryfavoredplantcouldbear。Thatis,whichcouldendure。ThisellipsisoftherelativewasverycommoninElizabethanEnglish。Cf。Shakespeare,M。forM。ii。2。23:\"I
haveabrotheriscondemnedtodie;\"Rich。II。ii。2。128:\"Thehateofthoselovenottheking,\"etc。SeealsoJohn,iii。11,etc。
532。Onheavenandonthyladycall。Thisissaidgayly,orsportively,askeepinguptheideaofaknight—errant。Cf。475
above。
542。Careless。Seeon490above。
546。Target。Buckler;thetargeofiii。445,etc。SeeScott’snoteonv。380below。
548。Store。Stored,laidup;anobsoleteadjective。Cf。iii。3
below,andseealsoonvi。124。
551。Andtherethewild—cat’s,etc。TheMS。reads:
\"Therehungthewild—cat’sbrindledhide,Abovetheelk’sbranchedbrowandskull,Andfrontletoftheforestbull。\"
559。Garnishforth。Cf。furnishforthin442above。
566。Brook。Bear,endure;nowseldomusedexceptwithreferencetowhatisenduredagainstone’swillorinclination。ItseemstobeafavoritewordwithScott。
573。FerragusorAscabart。\"ThesetwosonsofAnakflourishedinromanticfable。ThefirstiswellknowntotheadmirersofAriostobythenameofFerrau。HewasanantagonistofOrlando,andwasatlengthslainbyhiminsinglecombat……Ascapart,orAscabart,makesaverymaterialfigureintheHistoryofBevisofHampton,bywhomhewasconquered。HiseffigiesmaybeseenguardingonesideofthegateatSouthampton,whiletheotherisoccupiedbyBevishimself\"(Scott)。
580。Towhom,thoughmorethankindredknew。TheMS。reads:
\"Towhom,thoughmoreremoteherclaim,YoungEllengaveamother’sname。\"
ShewasthematernalauntofEllen,butwaslovedasamotherbyher,ormorethan(such)kindred(usually)knew(inwayofaffection)。
585。Thoughallunasked,etc。\"TheHighlanders,whocarriedhospitalitytoapunctiliousexcess,aresaidtohaveconsidereditaschurlishtoaskastrangerhisnameorlineagebeforehehadtakenrefreshment。Feudsweresofrequentamongthem,thatacontraryrulewouldinmanycaseshaveproducedthediscoveryofsomecircumstancewhichmighthaveexcludedtheguestfromthebenefitoftheassistancehestoodinneedof\"(Scott)。
591。Snowdoun。AnoldnameofStirlingCastle。Seevi。789
below。
592。Lordofabarrenheritage。\"BythemisfortunesoftheearlierJameses,andtheinternalfeudsoftheScottishchiefs,thekinglypowerhadbecomelittlemorethananame。Eachchiefwasapettykinginhisowndistrict,andgavejustsomuchobediencetotheking’sauthorityassuitedhisconvenience\"
(Taylor)。
596。Wot。Knows;thepresentoftheobsoletewit(theinfinitivetowitisstilluseinlegalforms),notofweet,asgenerallystated。SeeMatzner,Eng。Gram。i。382。Cf。
Shakespeare,Rich。III。ii。3。18:\"No,no,goodfriends,Godwot。\"Healsouseswots(asinHen。V。iv。1。299)andaparticiplewotting(inW。T。iii。2。77)。
602。Require。Request,ask;asinElizanethanEnglish。Cf。
Shakespeare,Hen。VIII。ii。4。144:\"InhumblestmannerIrequireyourhighness,\"etc。
603。Theelderlady’smien。TheMS。has\"themother’seasymien。\"
606。Ellen,thoughmore,etc。TheMS。reads:
\"Ellen,thoughmoreherlooksbetrayedThesimpleheartofmountainmaid,Inspeechandgesture,formandgrace,Showedshewascomeofgentlerace;
’Twasstrange,inbirthsorude,tofindSuchface,suchmanners,andsuchmind。
Eachanxioushintthestrangergave,Themotherheardwithsilencegrave。\"
616。Weirdwomenwe,etc。Seeon35above。Weirdhere=
skilledinwitchcraft;likethe\"weirdsisters\"ofMacbeth。Down=hill(theGaelicdun)。
622。Aharpunseen。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere:\"’\"They[theHighlanders]delightmuchinmusicke,butchieflyinharpsandclairschoesoftheirownfashion。Thestringsoftheclairschoesaremadeofbrassewire,andthestringsoftheharpsofsinews;whichstringstheystrikeeitherwiththeirnayles,growinglong,orelsewithaninstrumentappointedforthatuse。
Theytakegreatpleasuretodecketheirharpsandclairschoeswithsilverandpreciousstones;thepooreonesthatcannotattaynehereunto,deckethemwithchristall。Theysingversesprettilycompound,contayning(forthemostpart)praysesofvaliantmen。Thereisnotalmostanyotherargument,whereoftheirrhymesintreat。TheyspeaktheancientFrenchlanguage,alteredalittle。\"[FN#6]
’TheharpandchairschoesarenowonlyheardofintheHighlandsinancientsong。Atwhatperiodtheseinstrumentsceasedtobeused,isnotonrecord;andtraditionissilentonthishead。
But,asIrishharpersoccasionallyvisitedtheHighlandsandWesternIslestilllately,theharpmighthavebeenextantsolateasthemiddleofthepresentcentury。Thusfarweknow,thatfromremotetimesdowntothepresent,harperswerereceivedaswelcomeguests,particularlyintheHighlandsofScotland;andsolateasthelatterendofthesixteenthcentury,asappearsbytheabovequotations,theharpwasincommonuseamongthenativesoftheWesternIsles。Howithappenedthatthenoisyandinharmoniousbagpipebanishedthesoftandexpressiveharp,wecannotsay;butcertainitis,thatthebagpipeisnowtheonlyinstrumentthatobtainsuniversallyintheHighlanddistricts’
(Campbell’sJourneythroughNorthBritain。London,1808,4to,i。
175)。
\"Mr。Gunn,ofEdinburgh,haslatelypublishedacuriousEssayupontheHarpandHarpMusicoftheHighlandsofScotland。Thattheinstrumentwasonceincommonusethere,ismostcertain。
ClelandnumbersanacquaintancewithitamongthefewaccomplishmentswhichhissatireallowstotheHighlanders:——
’Innothingthey’reaccountedsharp,Exceptinbagpipeorinharm。’\"
624。Soldier,rest!etc。Themetreofthissongistrochaic;
thatis,theaccentsfallregularlyontheoddsyllables。
631。Inslumberdewing。Thatis,bedewing。Forthemetaphor,cf。Shakespeare,Rich。III。iv。1。84:\"thegoldendewofsleep;\"
andJ。C。ii。1。230:\"thehoney—heavydewofslumber。\"
635。Mornoftoil,etc。TheMS。has\"noonofhunger,nightofwaking;\"andinthenextline,\"rouse\"forreach。
638。Pibroch。\"AHighlandair,suitedtotheparticularpassionwhichthemusicianwouldeitherexciteorassuage;generallyappliedtothoseairsthatareplayedonthebagpipebeforetheHighlanderswhentheygoouttobattle\"(Jamieson)。Hereitisputforthebagpipeitself。Seealsoonii。363below。
642。Andthebitternsoundhisdrum。Goldsmith(D。V。44)callsthebird\"thehollow—soundingbittern;\"andinhisAnimatedNature,hesaysthatofallthenotesofwaterfowl\"thereisnonesodismallyhollowastheboomingofthebittern。\"
648。Shepaused,etc。TheMS。has\"Shepaused——butwakedagainthelay。\"
655。TheMS。reads:\"Slumbersweetourspellsshalldealye;\"
andin657:
\"Letourslumbrousspellsavailyebeguileye。\"
657。Reveille。Thecalltorousetroopsorhuntsmeninthemorning。
669。Forestsports。TheMS。has\"mountainchase。\"
672。NotEllens’spell。Thatis,notevenEllen’sspell。Onthepassage,cf。Rokeby,i。2:
\"Sleepcameatlength,butwithatrainOffeelingstrueandfanciesvain,Mingling,inwilddisordercast,Theexpectedfuturewiththepast。\"
693。Orisitallavisionnow?LockhartquoteshereThomson’sCastleofIndolence:
\"Yeguardianspirits,towhommanisdear,Fromthesefouldemonsshieldthemidnightgloom:
Angelsoffancyandlove,benear。
Ando’ertheblankofsleepdiffuseabloom:
EvokethesacredshadesofGreeceandRome,Andletthemvirtuewithalookimpart;
Butchief,awhile,O!lendusfromthetombThoselong—lostfriendsforwhominlovewesmart,andfillwithpiousaweandjoy—mixtwoetheheart。
\"Orareyousportive?——bidthemornofyouthRisetonewlight,andbeamafreshthedaysOfinnocence,simplicity,andtruth;
Tocaresestranged,andmanhood’sthornyways。
Whattransport,toretraceourboyishplays,Oureasybliss,wheneachthingjoysupplied;
Thewoods,themountains,andthewarblingmazeOfthewildbooks!\"
TheCriticalReviewsaysofthefollowingstanza(xxxiv):\"Suchastrangeandromanticdreamasmaybenaturallyexpectedtoflowfromtheextraordinaryeventsoftheday。Itmight,perhaps,bequotedasoneofMr。Scott’smostsuccessfuleffortsindescriptivepoetry。Somefewlinesofitareindeedunrivalledfordelicacyandmelancholytenderness。\"
704。Grisly。Grim,horrible;anobsoleteword,muchusedinoldpoetry。Cf。Spenser,F。Q。i。5。30:\"herdarkegrieslylooke;\"
Shakespeare,1Hen。VI。i。4。47:\"Mygrislycountenancemadeothersfly,\"etc。Seealsoiv。322,etc。below。
723。Played,etc。TheMS。reads:
\"Playedon/thebosomsofthelake,/LockKatrine’sstillexpanse;
Thebirch,thewildrose,andthebroomWastedaroundtheirrichperfume……
Thebirch—treesweptinbalmydew;
TheaspensleptonBenvenue;
Wildweretheheartwhosepassions’powerDefiedtheinfluenceofthehour。\"
724。Passion’s。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821;
somerecenteds。have\"passions’。\"
738。Orisons。The1sted。has\"orison\"bothhereandin740
(theed。of1821onlyinthelatter);butthewordisalmostinvariablyplural,bothinpoetryandprose——alwaysinShakespeareandMilton。
CantoSecond。
7。Aminstrelgray。\"ThatHighlandchieftains,toalateperiod,retainedintheirservicethebard,asafamilyofficer,admitsofveryeasyproof。TheauthoroftheLettersfromtheNorthofScotland,anofficerofengineers,quarteredatInvernessabout1720,whocertainlycannotbedeemedafavorablewitness,givesthefollowingaccountoftheoffice,andofabard,whomheheardexercisehistalentofrecitation:——’ThebardiskilledinthegenealogyofalltheHighlandfamilies,sometimespreceptortotheyounglaird,celebratesinIrishversetheoriginalofthetribe,thefamouswarlikeactionsofthesuccessiveheads,andsingshisownlyricksasanopiatetothechief,whenindisposedforsleep;butpoetsarenotequallyesteemedandhonoredinallcountries。Ihappenedtobeawitnessofthedishonourdonetothemuse,atthehouseofoneofthechiefs,wheretwoofthesebardsweresetatagooddistance,atthelowerendofalongtable,withaparcelofHighlandersofnoextraordinaryappearance,overacupofale。Poorinspiration!
Theywerenotaskedtodrinkaglassofwineatourtable,thoughthewholecompanyconsistedonlyofthegreatman,oneofhisnearrelations,andmyself。Aftersomelittletime,thechieforderedoneofthemtosingmeaHighlandsong。Thebardreadilyobeyed,andwithahoarsevoice,andinatuneoffewvariousnotes,began,asIwastold,oneofhisownlyricks;andwhenhehadproceededtothefourthoffifthstanza,Iperceived,bythenamesofseveralpersons,glens,andmountains,whichIhadknownorheardofbefore,thatitwasanaccountofsomeclanbattle。
Butinhisgoingon,thechief(whopiqueshimselfuponhisschool—learning)atsomeparticularpassage,bidhimcease,andcryedout,\"There’snothinglikethatinVirgilorHomer。\"I
bowed,andtoldhimIbelievedso。Thisyoumaybelievewasveryedifyinganddelightful’\"(Scott)。
15。Thanmen,etc。\"Itisevidentthattheoldbard,withhissecond—sight,hasaglimmeringnotionwhothestrangeris。Hespeaksbelow[311]of’courtlyspy,’andJames’sspeechhadbetrayedaknowledgeoftheDouglas\"(Taylor)。
20。Battled。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821;
\"battle\"inmostothers。Cf。i。626above。
22。Wherebeauty,etc。TheMS。has\"Attourneyswherethebraveresort。\"Thereferenceistothetournaments,\"Where,\"asMiltonsays(L’Allegro,119),\"throngsofknightsandbaronsbold。
Inweedsofpeace,hightriumphshold,Withstoreofladies,whosebrighteyesRaininfluence,andjudgetheprizeOfwitorarms,whilebothcontendTowinhergracewhomallcommend。\"
Cf。87below。
26。Love’s。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821;mosteds。have\"love。\"
29。Plaided。TheplaidwasproperlythedressofaHighlander,thoughitwaswornalsointheLowlands。
51。TheHarperontheisletbeach。\"Thispictureistouchedwiththehandofthetruepoet\"(Jeffrey)。
56。Asfrom。Asiffrom。Cf。64and83below。ThisellipsiswascommoninElizabethanEnglish。Cf。Shakespeare,Macb。ii。2。
28:
\"Onecried’Godblessus!’and’Amen’theother,Astheyhadseenmewiththesehangman’shands。\"
65。Inthelastsound。Forthemeasure,seeoni。73above。
69。Hisfleet。Thatis,ofducks。Cf。i。239above。
80。Wouldscorn。Whowouldscorn。Seeoni。528above。
84。Turnedhim。Seeoni。142above,andcf。106below。
86。After。Afterwards;asinShakespeare,Temp。ii。2。10:\"Andafterbiteme,\"etc。Thewordisnotnowusedadverbiallyoftime,thoughwemaysay\"hefollowedafter,\"etc。The1sted。
reads\"thatknight。\"