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  94。Parts。Departs;asofteninpoetryandearlierEnglish。Cf。

  Goldsmith,D。V。171:\"Besidethebedwherepartinglifewaslaid;\"Gray,Elegy,1:\"theknellofpartingday,\"etc。Ontheotherhand,departwasusedinthesenseofpart。IntheMarriageService\"tilldeathusdopart\"isacorruptionof\"tilldeathusdepart。\"Wiclif’sBible,inMatt。xix。6,has\"therforamandepartenotthatthingthatGodhathioyned。\"

  103。Anotherstep,etc。TheMS。has\"TheloveliestLowlandfairtospy;\"andthe1sted。reads\"Thestepofpartingfairtospy。\"

  109。TheGraeme。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere:\"TheancientandpowerfulfamilyofGraham(which,formetricalreasons,isheresmelledaftertheScottishpronunciation)heldextensivepossessionsinthecountiesofDumbartonandStirling。

  Fewfamiliescanboastofmorehistoricalrenown,havingclaimtothreeofthemostremarkablecharactersintheScottishannals。

  SirJohntheGraeme,thefaithfulandundauntedpartakerofthelaborsandpatrioticwarfareofWallace,fellintheunfortunatefieldofFalkirk,in1298。ThecelebratedMarquisofMontrose,inwhomDeRetzsawrealizedhisabstractideaoftheheroesofantiquity,wasthesecondoftheseworthies。And,notwithstandingtheseverityofhistemper,andtherigorwithwhichheexecutedtheoppressivemandatesoftheprinceswhomheserved,Idonothesitatetonameasthethird,JohnGraeme,ofClaverhouse,ViscountofDundee,whoseheroicdeath,inthearmsofvictory,maybeallowedtocancelthememoryofhiscrueltytothenon—conformists,duringthereignsofCharlesII。andJamesII。\"

  112。Bower。Thewordmeantachamber(seeoni。217above),andwasoftenusedoftheladies’apartmentsinahouse。Inhallandbower=amongmenandwomen。Thewordsareoftenthusassociated。Cf。Spenser,Astrophel,28:\"Merilymaskingbothinbowreandhall,\"etc。

  115。Arose。The1sted。misprints\"Across;\"notnotedintheErrata。

  126。Andtheproudmarch。Seeoni。73above。

  131。SaintModan。AScotchabbotofthe7thcentury。Scottsayshere:\"IamnotpreparedtoshowthatSaintModanwasaperformerontheharp。Itwas,however,nounsaintlyaccomplishment;forSaintDunstancertainlydidplayuponthatinstrument,whichretaining,aswasnatural,aportionofthesanctityattachedtoitsmaster’scharacter,announcedfutureeventsbyitsspontaneoussound。’Butlabouringonceinthesemechanicartsforadevoutmatronethathadsetthimonwork,hisvioll,thathungbyhimonthewall,ofitsownaccord,withoutanieman’shelpe,distinctlysoundedthisanthime:GaudentincoelisanimaesanctorumquiChristivestigiasuntsecuti;etquiaproeiusamoresanguinemsuumfuderunt,ideocumChristogaudentaeternum。Whereatallthecompaniebeingmuchastonished,turnedtheireyesfrombeholdinghimworking,tolookeonthatstrangeaccident……Notlongafter,manieofthecourtthathitheruntohadbornakindoffaynedfriendshiptowardshim,begannowgreatlytoenvieathisprogresseandrisingingoodness,usingmaniecrooked,backbitingmeanestodiffamehisvertueswiththeblackmarkesofhypocrisie。Andthebettertoauthorisetheircalumnie,theybroughtinthisthathappenedinthevioll,affirmingittohavebeendonebyartmagick。Whatmore?thiswickedrumourencreased,dayly,tillthekingandothersofthenobilitietakinghouldthereof,Dunstangrewodiousintheirsight。Thereforeheresoluedtoleauethecourt,andgoetoElphegus,surnamedtheBauld,thenbishopofWinchester,whowashiscozen。Whichhisenemiesunderstanding,theylaydwayteforhimintheway,andhauingthrownehimoffhishorse,beatehim,anddraggedhiminthedurtinthemostmiserablemanner,meaningtohaveslainehim,hadnotacompanieofmastiuedogges,thatcameunlooktupponthem,defendedandredeemedhimfromtheircrueltie。Whenwithsorrowhewasashamedtoseedoggesmorehumanethanthey。AndgiuingthankestoAlmightieGod,hesensiblyagaineperceauedthatthetunesofhisviollhadgiuenhimawarningoffutureaccidents’(FloweroftheLivesofthemostrenownedSainetsofEngland,Scotland,andIreland,bytheR。FatherHieromePorter。Doway,16324to。tomei。p。438)。

  \"ThesamesupernaturalcircumstanceisalludedtobytheanonymousauthorofGrim,theCollierofCroydon:

  ’—————[Dunstant’sharpsoundsonthewall。]

  ’Forrest。Hark,hark,mylord,theholyabbot’sharpSoundsbyitselfsohangingonthewall!

  ’Dunstan。Unhallow’dman,thatscorn’stthesacredrede,Hark,howthetestimonyofmytruthSoundsheavenlymusicwithanangel’shand,TotestifyDunstan’sintegrity,Andprovethyactiveboastofnoeffect。’\"

  141。Bothwell’sbanneredhall。ThepicturesqueruinsofBothwellCastlestandonthebanksoftheClyde,aboutninemilesaboveGlasgow。Somepartsofthewallsare14feetthick,and60

  feetinheight。Theyarecoveredwithivy,wildroses,andwall—

  flowers。

  \"ThetuftedgrasslinesBothwell’sancienthall,Thefoxpeepscautiousfromthecrevicedwall,WhereonceproudMurray,Clydesdale’sancientlord,Amimicsovereign,heldthefestalboard。\"

  142。EreDouglases,toruindriven。Scottsays:\"ThedownfalloftheDouglasesofthehouseofAngus,duringthereignofJamesV。,istheeventalludedtointhetext。TheEarlofAngus,itwillberemembered,hadmarriedthequeendowager,andavailedhimselfoftherightwhichhethusacquired,aswellasofhisextensivepower,toretainthekinginasortoftutelage,whichapproachedveryneartocaptivity。SeveralopenattemptsweremadetorescueJamesfromthisthraldom,withwhichhewaswellknowntobedeeplydisgusted;butthevaloroftheDouglases,andtheirallies,gavethemthevictoryineveryconflict。Atlength,theking,whileresidingatFalkland,contrivedtoescapebynightoutofhisowncourtandpalace,androdefullspeedtoStirlingCastle,wherethegovernor,whowasoftheoppositefaction,joyfullyreceivedhim。Beingthusatliberty,JamesspeedilysummonedaroundhimsuchpeersasheknewtobemostinimicaltothedominationofAngus,andlaidhiscomplaintbeforethem,saysPitscottie,’withgreatlamentations:showingtothemhowhewasholdinginsubjection,thiryearsbygone,bytheEarlofAngus,andhiskinandfriends,whooppressedthewholecountry,andspoiledit,underthepretenceofjusticeandhisauthority;andhadslainmanyofhislieges,kinsmen,andfriends,becausetheywouldhavehaditmendedattheirhands,andputhimatliberty,asheoughttohavebeen,atthecounselofhiswholelords,andnothavebeensubjectedandcorrectedwithnoparticularmen,bytherestofhisnobles:Therefore,saidhe,Idesire,mylords,thatImaybesatisfiedofthesaidearl,hiskin,andfriends;forIavow,thatScotlandshallnotholdusboth,while[i。e。till]Iberevengedonhimandhis。

  ’Thelordshearingtheking’scomplaintandlamentation,andalsothegreatrage,fury,andmalice,thatheburetowardtheEarlofAngus,hiskinandfriends,theyconcludedallandthoughtitbest,thatheshouldbesummonedtounderlythelaw;ifhefandnotcaution,noryetcompearhimself,thatheshouldbeputtothehorn,withallhiskinandfriends,somanyaswerecontainedintheletters。Andfurther,thelordsordained,byadviceofhismajesty,thathisbrotherandfriendsshouldbesummonedtofindcautiontounderlythelawwithinacertainday,orelsebeputtothehorn。Buttheearlappearednot,nornoneforhim;andsohewasputtothehorn,withallhiskinandfriends:somanyaswerecontainedinthesummons,thatcompearednot,werebanished,andholdentraitorstotheking。’\"

  159。FromTweedtoSpey。FromtheTweed,thesouthernboundaryofScotland,totheSpey,ariverfartothenorthinInverness—

  shire;thatis,fromoneendofthelandtotheother。

  170。Reave。Tearaway。Theparticiplereftisstillused,atleastinpoetry。Cf。Shakespeare,V。andA。766:\"Orbutcher—

  sirethatreaveshissonoflife\"(thatis,bereaves);Spenser,F。Q。i。3。36:\"Hetohimlept,inmindetoreavehislife;\"Id。

  ii。8。15:\"Iwillhimreaveofarms,\"etc。

  178。Itdrinks,etc。TheMS。has\"Noblitherdewdropcheerstherose。\"

  195,196。Tosee……dance。ThiscoupletisnotintheMS。

  200。TheLadyoftheBleedingHeart。ThebleedingheartwasthecognizanceoftheDouglasfamily。RobertBruce,onhisdeath—

  bed,bequeathedhishearttohisfriend,thegoodLordJames,tobeborneinwaragainsttheSaracens。\"HejoinedAlphonso,KingofLeonandCastile,thenatwarwiththeMoorishchiefOsurga,ofGranada,andinakeencontestwiththeMoslemsheflungbeforehimthecasketcontainingthepreciousrelic,cryingout,’Onwardasthouwertwont,thounobleheart,Douglaswillfollowthee。’Douglaswasslain,buthisbodywasrecovered,andalsothepreciouscasket,andintheendDouglaswaslaidwithhisancestors,andtheheartofBrucedepositedinthechurchofMelroseAbbey\"(Burton’sHist。ofScotland)。

  201。Fair。The1sted。(andprobablytheMS。,thoughnotnotedbyLockhart)has\"Gay。\"

  203。Yetisthis,etc。TheMS。and1sted。read:

  \"Thismossyrock,myfriend,tomeIsworthgaychairandcanopy。\"

  205。Footstep。Thereadingofthe1standotherearlyeds。;

  \"footsteps\"inrecentones。

  206。Strathspey。AHighlanddance,whichtakesitsnamefromthestrath,orbroadvalley,oftheSpey(159above)。

  213。Clan—Alpine’spride。\"TheSiolAlpine,orraceofAlpine,includesseveralclanswhoclaimeddescentfromKennethMcAlpine,anancientking。ThesearetheMacgregors,theGrants,theMackies,theMackinnans,theMacNabs,theMacQuarries,andtheMacaulays。Theircommonemblemwasthepine,whichisnowconfinedtotheMacgregors\"(Taylor)。

  214。LochLomond。Thisbeautifullake,\"theprideofScottishlakes,\"isabout23milesinlengthand5milesinitsgreatestbreadth。Atthesouthernendaremanyislands,oneofwhich,Inch—Cailliach(theIslandofWomen,socalledfromanunnerythatwasonceuponit),wastheburial—placeofClan—Alpine。Seeiii。191below。

  216。ALennoxforay。Thatis,araidinthelandsoftheLennoxfamily,borderingonthesouthernendofLochLomond。OntheislandofInch—Murrin,theruinsofLennoxCastle,formerlyaresidenceoftheEarlsofLennox,arestilltobeseen。TherewasanotheroftheirstrongholdsontheshoreofthelakenearBalloch,wherethemodernBallochCastlenowstands。

  217。Herglee。The1sted。misprints\"hisglee;\"notnotedintheErrata。

  220。BlackSirRoderick。RoderickDhu,ortheBlack,ashewascalled。

  221。InHoly—Roodaknightheslew。Thatis,inHolyroodPalace。\"ThiswasbynomeansanuncommonoccurrenceintheCourtofScotland;nay,thepresenceofthesovereignhimselfscarcelyrestrainedtheferociousandinveteratefeudswhichweretheperpetualsourceofbloodshedamongtheScottishnobility\"

  (Scott)。

  223。Courtiersgiveplace,etc。TheMS。reads:

  \"CourtiersgiveplacewithheartlessstrideOftheretiringhomicide。\"

  227。Whoelse,etc。TheMS。hasthefollowingcoupletbeforethisline:

  \"WhoelsedaredownthekindredclaimThatboundhimtothymother’sname?\"

  229。TheDouglas,etc。Scottsayshere:\"Theexiledstateofthispowerfulraceisnotexaggeratedinthisandsubsequentpassages。ThehatredofJamesagainsttheraceofDouglaswassoinveterate,thatnumerousastheirallieswere,anddisregardedastheregalauthorityhadusuallybeeninsimilarcases,theirnearestfriends,eveninthemostremotepartofScotland,durstnotentertainthem,unlessunderthestrictestandclosestdisguise。JamesDouglas,sonofthebanishedEarlofAngus,afterwardswellknownbythetitleofEarlofMorton,lurked,duringtheexileofhisfamily,inthenorthofScotland,undertheassumednameofJamesInnes,otherwiseJamestheGrieve(i。e。

  reveorbailiff)。’Andasheborethename,’saysGodscroft,’sodidhealsoexecutetheofficeofagrieveoroverseerofthelandsandrents,thecornandcattleofhimwithwhomhelived。’

  Fromthehabitsoffrugalityandobservationwhichheacquiredinhishumblesituation,thehistoriantracesthatintimateacquaintancewithpopularcharacterwhichenabledhimtorisesohighinthestate,andthathonorableeconomybywhichherepairedandestablishedtheshatteredestatesofAngusandMorton(HistoryoftheHouseofDouglas,Edinburgh,1743,vol。

  ii。p。160)。\"

  235。Guerdon。Reward;nowrarelyusedexceptinpoetry。Cf。

  Spenser,F。Q。i。10。59:\"Thatglorydoestothemforguerdongraunt,\"etc。

  236。Dispensation。AsRoderickandEllenwerecousins,theycouldnotmarrywithoutadispensationfromthePope。

  251。Orphan。Referringtochild,nottoshe,asitspositionindicates。

  254。Shrouds。Shields,protects。Cf。Spenser,F。Q。i。1。6:

  \"Andthisfairecoupleeketoshroudthemselveswerefain\"(thatis,fromtherain)。Sothenoun=shelter,protection;asinShakespeare,A。andC。iii。13。71:\"putyourselfunderhisshroud,\"etc。Seealsoon757below。

  260。Maronnan’scell。\"TheparishofKilmaronock,attheeasternextremityofLochLomond,derivesitsnamefromacell,orchapel,dedicatedtoSaintMaronock,orMarnock,orMaronnan,aboutwhosesanctityverylittleisnowremembered\"(Scott)。

  Kill=cell;asinColmekill(Macb。ii。4。33),\"thecellofColumba,\"nowknownasIcolmkill,orIona。

  270。Bracklinn’sthunderingwave。ThisbeautifulcascadeisontheKeltie,amilefromCallander。Theheightofthefallisaboutfiftyfeet。\"AfewyearsagoamarriagepartyofLowlandpeasantsmetwithatragicendhere,twoofthemhavingtumbledintothebroken,angrywaters,wheretheyhadnomorechanceoflifethaniftheyhaddroppedintothecraterofHecla\"(Black)。

  271。Save。Unless;herefollowedbythesubjunctive。

  274。Claymore。Thewordmeans\"alargesword\"(Gaelicclaidheamh,sword,andmore,great)。

  294。Shadowyplaidandsableplume。AppropriatetoRoderickDhu。Seeon220above。

  303。Woethewhile。Woebetothetime,alasthetime!Cf。

  Shakespeare,J。C。i。3。82:\"But,woethewhile!ourfathers’

  mindsaredead,\"etc。Seealsooni。166above。

  306。Tine—man。\"Archibald,thethirdEarlofDouglas,wassounfortunateinallhisenterprises,thatheacquiredtheepithetof’tine—man,’becausehetined,orlost,hisfollowersineverybattlewhichhefought。Hewasvanquished,aseveryreadermustremember,inthebloodybattleofHomildon—hill,nearWooler,wherehehimselflostaneye,andwasmadeprisonerbyHotspur。

  HewasnolessunfortunatewhenalliedwithPercy,beingwoundedandtakenatthebattleofShrewsbury。HewassounsuccessfulinanattempttobeseigeRoxburghCastle,thatitwascalledthe’FoulRaid,’ordisgracefulexpedition。HisillfortunelefthimindeedatthebattleofBeauge,inFrance;butitwasonlytoreturnwithdoubleemphasisatthesubsequentactionofVernoil,thelastandmostunluckyofhisencounters,inwhichhefell,withthefloweroftheScottishchivalry,thenservingasauxiliariesinFrance,andabouttwothousandcommonsoldiers,A。D。1424\"(Scott)。

  307。Whattime,etc。Thatis,atthetimewhenDouglasalliedhimselfwithPercyintherebellionagainstHenryIV。ofEngland。

  SeeShakespeare,1Hen。IV。

  309。Did,selfunscabbarded,etc。Scottsayshere:\"Theancientwarriors,whosehopeandconfidencerestedchieflyintheirblades,wereaccustomedtodeduceomensfromthem,especiallyfromsuchasweresupposedtohavebeenfabricatedbyenchantedskill,ofwhichwehavevariousinstancesintheromancesandlegendsofthetime。ThewonderfulswordSkofnung,wieldedbythecelebratedHrolfKraka,wasofthisdescription。Itwasdepositedinthetombofthemonarchathisdeath,andtakenfromthencebySkeggo,acelebratedpirate,whobestowedituponhisson—in—law,Kormak,withthefollowingcuriousdirections:’\"Themannerofusingitwillappearstrangetoyou。Asmallbagisattachedtoit,whichtakeheednottoviolate。Letnottheraysofthesuntouchtheupperpartofthehandle,norunsheatheit,unlessthouartreadyforbattle。Butwhenthoucomesttotheplaceoffight,goasidefromtherest,graspandextendthesword,andbreatheuponit。Thenasmallwormwillcreepoutofthehandle;lowerthehandle,thathemaymoreeasilyreturnintoit。\"Kormak,afterhavingreceivedthesword,returnedhometohismother。Heshowedthesword,andattemptedtodrawit,asunnecessarilyasineffectually,forhecouldnotpluckitoutofthesheath。Hismother,Dalla,exclaimed,\"Donotdespisethecounselgiventothee,myson。\"Kormak,however,repeatinghisefforts,presseddownthehandlewithhisfeet,andtoreoffthebag,whenSkofungemittedahollowgroan;butstillhecouldnotunsheathethesword。KormakthenwentoutwithBessus,whomhehadchallengedtofightwithhim,anddrewapartattheplaceofcombat。Hesatdownupontheground,andungirdingthesword,whichheboreabovehisvestments,didnotremembertoshieldthehiltfromtheraysofthesun。Invainheendeavoredtodrawit,tillheplacedhisfootagainstthehilt;thenthewormissuedfromit。ButKormakdidnotrightlyhandletheweapon,inconsequencewhereofgoodfortunedesertedit。AsheunsheathedSkofnung,itemittedahollowmurmur’(BartholinideCausisContemptaeaDanisadhucGentilibusMortis,LibriTres。Hafniae,1689,4to,p。574)。

  \"Tothehistoryofthissentientandprescientweapon,Ibegleavetoadd,frommemory,thefollowinglegend,forwhichI

  cannotproduceanybetterauthority。Ayoungnobleman,ofhighhopesandfortune,chancedtolosehiswayinthetownwhichheinhabited,thecapital,ifImistakenot,ofaGermanprovince。

  Hehadaccidentallyinvolvedhimselfamongthenarrowandwindingstreetsofasuburb,inhabitedbythelowestorderofthepeople,andanapproachingthunder—showerdeterminedhimtoaskashortrefugeinthemostdecenthabitationthatwasnearhim。Heknockedatthedoor,whichwasopenedbyatallman,ofagrislyandferociousaspect,andsordiddress。Thestrangerwasreadilyusheredtoachamber,whereswords,scourges,andmachines,whichseemedtobeimplementsoftorture,weresuspendedonthewall。

  Oneoftheseswordsdroppedfromitsscabbard,asthenobleman,afteramoment’shesitation,crossedthethreshold。Hishostimmediatelystaredathimwithsuchamarkedexpression,thattheyoungmancouldnothelpdemandinghisnameandbusiness,andthemeaningofhislookingathimsofixedly。’Iam,’answeredtheman,’thepublicexecutionerofthiscity;andtheincidentyouhaveobservedisasureaugurythatIshall,indischargeofmyduty,onedaycutoffyourheadwiththeweaponwhichhasjustnowspontaneouslyunsheatheditself。’Thenoblemanlostnotimeinleavinghisplaceofrefuge;but,engaginginsomeoftheplotsoftheperiod,wasshortlyafterdecapitatedbythatverymanandinstrument。

  \"LordLovatissaid,bytheauthoroftheLettersfromScotland(vol。ii。p。214),tohaveaffirmedthatanumberofswordsthathungupinthehallofthemansion—house,leapedofthemselvesoutofthescabbardattheinstanthewasborn。Thestorypassedcurrentamonghisclan,but,likethatofthestoryIhavejustquoted,provedanunfortunateomen。\"

  311。Ifcourtlyspyhath,etc。The1sted。has\"Ifcourtlyspy,andharbored,\"etc。Theed。of1821reads\"hadharbored。\"

  319。Beltane。ThefirstofMay,whentherewasaCelticfestivalinhonorofthesun。Beltane=Beal—tein,orthefireofBeal,aGaelicnameforthesun。Itwascelebratedbykindlingfiresonthehill—topsatnight,andotherceremonies,followedbydances,andmerry—making。Cf。410below。SeealsoTheLordoftheIsles,i。8:\"Theshepherdlightshisbelane—

  fire;\"andGlenfinlas:

  \"Buto’erhishills,infestalday,HowblazedLordRonald’sbeltane—tree!\"

  323。Buthark!etc。\"Themovingpicture——theeffectofthesounds——andthewildcharacterandstrongpeculiarnationalityofthewholeprocession,aregivenwithinimitablespiritandpowerofexpression\"(Jeffrey)。

  327。Thecanna’shoarybeard。Thedownofthecanna,orcotton—

  grass。

  335。Glengyle。AvalleyatthenorthernendofLockKatrine。

  337。Brianchoil。Apromontoryonthenorthernshoreofthelake。

  342。Spears,pikes,andaxes。The1sted。andthatof1821haveSpears,butalltherecentonesmisprint\"Spear。\"The\"Globe\"

  ed。has\"Spear,spikes,\"etc。

  343。Tartans。ThecheckeredwoollenclothsomuchworninScotland。Curiouslyenough,thenameisnotGaelicbutFrench。

  SeeJamiesonorWb。

  Brave。Fine,beautiful;thesamewordastheScottishbraw。Cf。

  Shakespeare,Sonn。12。2:\"Andseethebravedaysunkinhideousnight;\"Ham。ii。2。312:\"Thisbraveo’erhangingfirmament,\"etc。

  Itisoftenusedofdress,asalsoisbravery(=finery);asinT。ofS。iv。3。57:\"Withscarfsandfansanddoublechangeofbravery。\"SeealsoSpenser,MotherHubberdsTale,858:\"Whichoftmaintain’dhismastersbraverie\"(thatis,dressedaswellashismaster)。

  351。Chanters。Thepipesofthebagpipes,towhichlongribbonswereattached。

  357。Thesounds。Misprinted\"thesound\"intheed。of1821,andallthemorerecenteds。thatwehaveseen。Cf。363below。

  363。Thosethrillingsounds,etc。Scottsayshere:\"Theconnoisseursinpipe—musicaffecttodiscoverinawell—composedpibroch,theimitativesoundsofmarch,conflict,flight,pursuit,andallthe’currentofaheadyfight。’TothisopinionDr。Beattiehasgivenhissuffrage,inthatfollowingelegantpassage:——’Apibrochisaspeciesoftune,peculiar,Ithink,totheHighlandsandWesternIslesofScotland。Itisperformedonabagpipe,anddifferstotallyfromallothermusic。Itsrhythmissoirregular,anditsnotes,especiallyinthequickmovement,somixedandhuddledtogether,thatastrangerfindsitimpossibletoreconcilehiseartoit,soastoperceiveitsmodulation。Someofthesepibrochs,beingintendedtorepresentabattle,beginwithagravemotion,resemblingamarch;thengraduallyquickenintotheonset;runoffwithnoisyconfusion,andturbulentrapidity,toimitatetheconflictandpursuit;thenswellintoafewflourishesoftriumphantjoy;andperhapsclosewiththewildandslowwailingsofafuneralprocession’(EssayonLaughterandLudicriousComposition,chap。iii。note)。\"

  367。Hurrying。Referringtotheir,orrathertothethemimpliedinthatword。

  392。Theburdenbore。Thatis,sustainedtheburden,orchorus,ofthesong。Cf。Shakespeare,Temp。i。2。381:\"And,sweetsprites,theburdenbear。\"

  399。HailtotheChief,etc。Themetreofthesongisdactylic;

  theaccentsbeingonthe1st,4th,7th,and10thsyllables。ItislittleusedinEnglish。Tennyson’sChargeoftheLightBrigadeandLongfellow’sSkeletoninArmorarefamiliarexamplesofit。

  405。Bourgeon。Bud。Cf。Fairfax,Tasso,vii。76:Whenfirstontreesbourgeontheblossomssoft;\"andTennyson,InMemoriam,115:

  \"NowburgeonseverymazeofquickAboutthefloweringsquares,\"etc。

  408。RoderighVichAlpinedhu。\"Besideshisordinarynameandsurname,whichwerechieflyusedintheintercoursewiththeLowlands,everyHighlandchiefhadanepithetexpressiveofhispatriarchaldignityasheadoftheclan,andwhichwascommontoallhispredecessorsandsuccessors,asPharaohtothekingsofEgypt,orArsacestothoseofParthia。Thisnamewasusuallyapatronymic,expressiveofhisdescentfromthefounderofthefamily。ThustheDukeofArgylliscalledMacCallumMore,orthesonofColintheGreat。Sometimes,however,itisderivedfromarmorialdistinctions,orthememoryofsomegreatfeat;thusLordSeaforth,aschiefoftheMackenzies,orClan—Kennet,bearstheepithetofCaber—fae,orBuck’sHead,asrepresentativeofColinFitzgerald,founderofthefamily,whosavedtheScottishking,whenendangeredbyastag。Butbesidesthistitle,whichbelongedtohisofficeanddignity,thechieftainhadusuallyanotherpeculiartohimself,whichdistinguishedhimfromthechieftainsofthesamerace。Thiswassometimesderivedfromcomplexion,asdhuorroy;sometimesfromsize,asbegormore;

  atothertimes,fromsomepeculiarexploit,orfromsomepeculiarityofhabitorappearance。Thelineofthetextthereforesignifies,BlackRoderick,thedescendantofAlpine。

  \"Thesongitselfisintendedasanimitationofthejorrams,orboatsongs,oftheHighlanders,whichwereusuallycomposedinhonorofafavoritechief。Theyaresoadaptedastokeeptimewiththesweepoftheoars,anditiseasytodistinguishbetweenthoseintendedtobesungtotheoarsofagalley,wherethestrokeislengthenedanddoubled,asitwere,andthosewhichweretimedtotherowersofanordinaryboat\"(Scott)。

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