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  410。Beltane。Seeon319above。

  415。Rootshim。Seeoni。142above。

  416。Breadalbane。ThedistrictnorthofLochLomondandaroundLochTay。TheseatoftheEarlofBreadalbaneisTaymouthCastle,nearthenorthernendofLochTay。

  ForMenteith,seeoni。89above。

  419。GlenFruin。AvalleytothesouthwestofLochLomond。TheruinsofthecastleofBenuchara,orBannochar(seeon422justbelow),stilloverhangtheentrancetotheglen。

  GlenLussisanothervalleydrainingintothelake,afewmilesfromGlenFruin,andRoss—dhuisontheshoreofthelake,midwaybetweenthetwo。Herestandsatower,theonlyremnantoftheancientcastleofthefamilyofLuss,whichbecamemergedinthatofColquhoun。

  422。ThebestofLochLomond,etc。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere:

  \"TheLennox,asthedistrictiscalledwhichencirclesthelowerextremityofLochLomond,waspeculiarlyexposedtotheincursionsofthemountaineers,whoinhabitedtheinaccessiblefastnessesattheupperendofthelake,andtheneighboringdistrictofLochKatrine。Thesewereoftenmarkedbycircumstancesofgreatferocity,ofwhichthenotedconflictofGlenFruinisacelebratedinstance。Thiswasaclan—battle,inwhichtheMacgregors,headedbyAllasterMacgregor,chiefoftheclan,encounteredtheseptofColquhouns,commandedbySirHumphryColquhounofLuss。Itisonallhandsallowedthattheactionwasdesperatelyfought,andthattheColquhounsweredefeatedwithslaughter,leavingtwohundredoftheirnamedeaduponthefield。Butpopulartraditionhasaddedotherhorrorstothetale。ItissaidthatSirHumphryColquhoun,whowasonhorseback,escapedtotheCastleofBenechra,orBannochar,andwasnextdaydraggedoutandmurderedbythevictoriousMacgregorsincoldblood。BuchananofAuchmar,however,speaksofhisslaughterasasubsequentevent,andasperpetratedbytheMacfarlanes。Again,itisreportedthattheMacgregorsmurderedanumberofyouths,whomreportoftheintendedbattlehadbroughttobespectators,andwhomtheColquhouns,anxiousfortheirsafety,hadshutupinabarntobeoutofdanger。OneaccountoftheMacgregorsdeniesthiscircumstanceentirely;

  anotherascribesittothesavageandbloodthirstydispositionofasingleindividual,thebastardbrotheroftheLairdofMacgregor,whoamusedhimselfwiththissecondmassacreoftheinnocents,inexpressdisobediencetothechief,bywhomhewaslefttheirguardianduringthepursuitoftheColquhouns。ItisaddedthatMacgregorbitterlylamentedthisatrociousaction,andprophesiedtheruinwhichitmustbringupontheirancientclan……

  \"TheconsequencesofthebattleofGlenFruinwereverycalamitoustothefamilyofMacgregor,whohadalreadybeenconsideredasanunrulyclan。ThewidowsoftheslainColquhouns,sixty,itissaid,innumber,appearedindolefulprocessionbeforethekingatStirling,eachridinguponawhitepalfrey,andbearinginherhandthebloodyshirtofherhusbanddisplayeduponapike。JamesVI。wassomuchmovedbythecomplaintsofthis’choirofmourningdames,’thatheletloosehisvengeanceagainsttheMacgregorswithouteitherboundsormoderation。Theverynameoftheclanwasproscribed,andthosebywhomithadbeenborneweregivenuptoswordandfire,andabsolutelyhunteddownbybloodhoundslikewildbeasts。ArgyllandtheCampbells,ontheonehand,Montrose,withtheGrahamesandBuchanans,ontheother,aresaidtohavebeenthechiefinstrumentsinsuppressingthisdevotedclan。TheLairdofMacgregorsurrenderedtotheformer,onconditionthathewouldtakehimoutofScottishground。But,touseBirrel’sexpression,hekept’aHighlandman’spromise;’and,althoughhefulfilledhiswordtotheletter,bycarryinghimasfarasBerwick,heafterwardsbroughthimbacktoEdinburgh,wherehewasexecutedwitheighteenofhisclan(Birrel’sDiary,2dOct。

  1903)。TheclanGregorbeingthusdriventoutterdespair,seemtohaverenouncedthelawsfromthebenefitofwhichtheywereexcluded,andtheirdepredationsproducednewactsofcouncil,confirmingtheseverityoftheirproscription,whichhadonlytheeffectofrenderingthemstillmoreunitedanddesperate。Itisamostextraordinaryproofoftheardentandinvinciblespiritofclanship,thatnotwithstandingtherepeatedproscriptionsprovidentlyordainedbythelegislature,’forthetimeouspreventingthedisordersandoppressionthatmayfalloutbythesaidnameandclanofMacgregors,andtheirfollowers,’theywere,in1715and1745,apotentclan,andcontinuetosubsistasadistinctandnumerousrace。\"

  426。Leven—glen。ThevalleyoftheLeven,whichconnectsLochLomondwiththeClyde。

  431。Therosebud。Thatis,Ellen。\"NotehowthissongconnectsAllan’sforebodingswithRoderick’ssubsequentoffer\"(Taylor)。

  444。Andchoruswild,etc。TheMS。has\"Thechorustothechieftain’sfame。\"

  476。Weeped。Theformisusedfortherhyme。Cf。noteoni。

  500above。

  477。Norwhile,etc。TheMS。reads:

  \"NorwhileonEllen’sfalteringtongueHerfilialgreetingseagerhung,Markednotthatawe(affection’sproof)

  Stillheldyongentleyouthaloof;

  No!nottillDouglasnamedhisname,AlthoughtheyouthwasMalcolmGraeme。

  Thenwithflushedcheekanddowncasteye,Theirgreetingwasconfusedandshy。\"

  495。Bothwell。Seeon141above。

  497。Percy’sNormanpennon。TakenintheraidwhichledtothebattleofOtterburn,inNorthumberland,intheyear1388,andwhichformsthethemeoftheballadsofChevyChase。

  501。Mypomp。Mytriumphalprocession;theoriginalmeaningofpomp。

  504。Crescent。ThebadgeoftheBuccleuchfamily(MissYonge)。

  506。Blantyre。Apriory,theruinsofwhicharestilltobeseenonaheightabovetheClyde,oppositeBothwellCastle。

  521。Thedogs,etc。TheMS。has\"Thedogswithwhimperingnotesrepaid。\"

  525。Unhooded。Thefalconwascarriedonthewrist,withitsheadcovered,orhooded,untilthepreywasseen,whenitwasunhoodedforflight。Cf。vi。665below。

  526。Trust。Believeme。

  527。LikefabledGoddess。TheMS。has\"Likefabledhuntress;\"

  referringofcoursetoDiana。

  534。Staturefair。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821;

  \"staturetall\"inmostoftheothereds。

  541。Theptarmigan。Awhitebird。

  543。Menteith。Seeoni。89above。

  548。BenLomond。Thisismuchthehighest(3192feet)ofthemountainsontheshoresofLochLomond。Thefollowinglinesontheascentwerescratcheduponthewindow—paneoftheoldinnatTarbetahundredyearsormoreago:

  \"Trustnotatfirstaquickadventurouspace;

  Sixmilesitstoppointsgradualfromitsbase;

  UpthehighrisewithpantinghasteIpast,Andgainedthelonglaborioussteepatlast;

  Moreprudentthou——whenonceyoupassthedeep,Withcautiousstepsandslowascendthesteep。\"

  549。Notasob。Thatis,withoutpanting,orgettingoutofbreath,likethedegeneratemoderntourist。

  574。Glenfinlas。AwoodedvalleybetweenBen—anandBenledi,theentrancetowhichisbetweenLochsAchrayandVennachar。ItisthesceneofScott’sballad,Glenfinlas,orLordRonald’sCoronach。AmilefromtheentrancearethefallsoftheHero’sTarge。Seeiv。84below。

  577。Stillaroyalward。Stillunderage,withthekingforguardian。

  583。Strath—Endrick。AvalleytothesoutheastofLochLomond,drainedbyEndrickWater。

  584。Perilaught。Incuranyperil。MiltonusestheverbintransitivelyinReasonofChurchGovernment,ii。3:\"itmayperiltostainitself。\"

  587。Notinaction。The1sted。has\"norinaction。\"

  594。News。Nowgenerallyusedasasingular;butinoldwritersbothassingularandasplural。Cf。Shakespeare,K。John,iii。

  4。164:\"atthatnewshedies;\"andId。v。7。65:\"thesedeadnews,\"etc。

  601。As。Asif。Seeon56above。

  606。Glozing。Thatglossesoverthetruth,notplainandoutspoken。Sometimesitmeanstoflatter,ordeceivewithsmoothwords;asinSpenser,F。Q。iii。8。14:

  \"ForhecouldwellhisglozingspeechesframeTosuchvaineusesthathimbestbecame;\"

  Smith,Sermons(A。D。1609):\"Everysmoothtaleisnottobebelieved;andeveryglosingtongueisnottobetrusted;\"Milton,P。L。iii。93:\"hisglozinglies;\"Id。ix。549:\"SoglozedtheTempter;\"Comus,161:\"well—placedwordsofglozingcourtesy,\"

  etc。

  615。TheKing’svindictivepride,etc。Scottsayshere:\"In1529,JamesmadeaconventionatEdinburgh,forthepurposeofconsideringthebestmodeofquellingtheBorderrobbers,who,duringthelicenseofhisminority,andthetroubleswhichfollowed,hadcommittedmanyexorbitances。Accordinglyheassembledaflyingarmyoftenthousandmen,consistingofhisprincipalnobilityandtheirfollowers,whoweredirectedtobringtheirhawksanddogswiththem,thatthemonarchmightrefreshhimselfwithsportduringtheintervalsofmilitaryexecution。WiththisarrayhesweptthroughEttrickForest,wherehehangedoverthegateofhisowncastlePiersCockburnofHenderland,whohadprepared,accordingtotradition,afeastforhisreception。HecausedAdamScottofTushiclawalsotobeexecuted,whowasdistinguishedbythetitleofKingoftheBorder。ButthemostnotedvictimofjusticeduringthatexpeditionwasJohnArmstrongofGilnockie,famousinScottishsong,who,confidinginhisownsupposedinnocence,mettheKing,witharetinueofthirty—sixpersons,allofwhomwerehangedatCarlenrig,nearthesourceoftheTeviot。Theeffectofthisseveritywassuch,that,asthevulgarexpressedit,’therush—

  bushkeptthecow,’and’thereafterwasgreatpeaceandrestalongtime,wherethroughtheKinghadgreatprofit;forhehadtenthousandsheepgoingintheEttrickForestinkeepingbyAndrewBell,whomadethekingasgoodcountofthemastheyhadgoneintheboundsofFife’(Pitscottie’sHistory,p。153)。\"

  623。Meggat’smead。TheMeggat,orMegget,isamountainstreamflowingintotheYarrow,abranchoftheEtrrick,whichisitselfabranchoftheTweed。TheTeviotisalsoabranchoftheTweed。

  627。Thedales,etc。TheMS。has\"Thedaleswhereclanswerewonttobide。\"

  634。ByfateofBorderchivalry。Scottsays:\"Jameswas,infact,equallyattentivetorestrainrapineandfeudaloppressionineverypartofhisdominions。’TheKingpasttotheisles,andthereheldjusticecourts,andpunishedboththiefandtraitoraccordingtotheirdemerit。Andalsohecausedgreatmentoshowtheirholdings,wherethroughhefoundmanyofthesaidlandsinnon—entry;thewhichheconfiscateandbroughthometohisownuse,andafterwardsannexedthemtothecrown,asyeshallhear。

  Synebroughtmanyofthegreatmenoftheislescaptivewithhim,suchasMudyart,M’Connel,M’LoydoftheLewes,M’Neil,M’Lane,M’Intosh,JohnMudyart,M’Kay,M’Kenzie,withmanyotherthatI

  cannotrehearseatthistime。Someofthemheputinwardandsomeincourt,andsomehetookpledgesforgoodruleintimecoming。Sohebroughttheisles,bothnorthandsouth,ingoodruleandpeace;whereforehehadgreatprofit,service,andobedienceofpeoplealongtimehereafter;andaslongashehadtheheadsofthecountryinsubjection,theylivedingreatpeaceandrest,andtherewasgreatrichesandpolicybytheKing’sjustice’(Pitscottie,p。152)。\"

  638。Yourcounsel。Thatis,givemeyourcounsel。Streight=

  strait。

  659。TheBleedingHeart。Seeon200above。

  662。Quarry。Seeoni。127above。

  672。Towife。Forwife。Cf。Shakespeare,Temp。ii。1。75:

  \"suchaparagontotheirqueen;\"Rich。II。iv。1。306:\"Ihaveakingheretomyflatterer,\"etc。SeealsoMatt。iii。9,Luke,iii。8,etc。

  674。Enow。Theoldpluralofenough;asinShakespeare,Hen。V。

  iv。1。240:\"wehaveFrenchquarrelsenow,\"etc。

  678。TheLinksofForth。ThewindingsoftheForthbetweenStirlingandAlloa。

  679。Stirling’sporch。ThegateofStirlingCastle。

  683。Blench。Start,shrink。

  685。Heat。Misprinted\"heart\"inmanyeds。

  690。Frompathlessglen。TheMS。has\"fromhillandglen。\"

  692。Therearewhohave。Fortheellipsis,cf。Shakespeare,Temp。ii。1。262:\"TherebethatcanruleNaples,\"etc。Seealsoiii。10below。

  694。Thatbeetledo’er。Cf。Hamlet,i。4。71:

  \"thedreadfulsummitofthecliffThatbeetleso’erhisbaseintothesea。\"

  696。Theirdangerousdream。TheMS。has\"theirdesperatedream。\"

  702。Battled。Battlemented;asinvi。7below。

  703。Itwaved。Thatitwaved;anellipsisverycommoninElizabethanandearlierEnglish。Cf。789below。

  708。Astound。Astounded。Thiscontractionoftheparticiple(hereusedforthesakeoftherhyme)wasformerlynotuncommoninverbsendingindandt。ThusinShakespearewefindtheparticiplesbloat(Ham。iii。4。182),enshield(M。forM。ii。4。

  80),taint(1Hen。VI。v。3。183),etc。

  710。Crossing。Conflicting。

  716。Ere。The1sted。misprints\"e’er。\"

  731。Level。Aim;formerlyatechnicalterm。Cf。2Hen。IV。

  iii。2。286:\"Thefoemanmaywithasgreataimlevelattheedgeofapenknife,\"etc。

  747。Nighted。Benighted。Itistoberegardedasacontractionofthatword;likelatedforbelatedinMacbeth,iii。3。6,etc。

  Nighted(=dark,black)inHamlet,i。2。68(\"thynightedcolour\")isanadjectiveformedfromthenounnight。

  757。Checkeredshroud。Tartainplaid。Theoriginalmeaningofshroud(seeWb。)wasgarment。

  763。Parting。Departing。Seeon94above。

  768。Sodeep,etc。AccordingtoLockhart,theMS。reads:

  \"Thedeep—tonedanguishofdespairFlushed,infiercejealousy,toair;\"

  butwesuspectthat\"Flushed\"shouldbe\"Flashed。\"

  774。Solately。Atthe\"Beltanegame\"(319above)。

  781。Thusastheystrove,etc。TheMS。reads:

  \"Thus,astheystrove,eachbetterhandGraspedforthedaggerorthebrand。\"

  786。Ihold,etc。Scotthasthefollowingnoteonthelastpageofthe1sted。:\"TheauthorhastoapologizefortheinadvertentappropriationofawholelinefromthetragedyofDouglas:’I

  holdthefirstwhostrikesmyfoe。’\"

  789。Hisdaughter’shand,etc。Fortheellipsisofthat,seeon703above。Deemedisoftenmisprinted\"doomed。\"

  791。Sullenandslowly,etc。TheMS。reads:

  \"SullenandslowtherivalsboldLoosedathishesttheirdesperatehold,Buteitherstillonotherglared,\"etc。

  795。Brands。ApetwordwithScott。Notehowoftenithasbeenusedalreadyinthepoem。

  798。Asfaltered。Seeon601above。

  801。Pity’twere,etc。Scottsayshere:\"HardihoodwasineveryrespectsoessentialtothecharacterofaHighlander,thatthereproachofeffeminacywasthemostbitterwhichcouldbethrownuponhim。Yetitwassometimeshazardedonwhatwemightpresumetothinkslightgrounds。ItisreportedofoldSirEwenCameronofLochiel,whenupwardsofseventy,thathewassurprisedbynightonahuntingormilitaryexpedition。Hewrappedhiminhisplaid,andlaycontentedlydownuponthesnow,withwhichthegroundhappenedtobecovered。Amonghisattendants,whowerepreparingtotaketheirrestinthesamemanner,heobservedthatoneofhisgrandsons,forhisbetteraccommodation,hadrolledalargesnow—ball,andplaceditbelowhishead。Thewrathoftheancientchiefwasawakenedbyasymptomofwhatheconceivedtobedegenerateluxury。’Outuponthee,’saidhe,kickingthefrozenbolsterfromtheheadwhichitsupported,’artthousoeffeminateastoneedapillow?’Theofficerofengineers,whosecuriousLettersfromtheHighlandshavebeenmorethanoncequoted,tellsasimilarstoryofMacdonaldofKeppoch,andsubjoinsthefollowingremarks:’Thisandmanyotherstoriesareromantick;butthereisonething,thatatfirstthoughtmightseemveryromantick,ofwhichIhavebeencrediblyassured,thatwhentheHighlandersareconstrainedtolieamongthehills,incolddryweather,theysometimessoaktheplaidinsomeriverorburn(i。e。brook),andthenholdingupacornerofitalittleabovetheirheads,theyturnthemselvesroundandround,tilltheyareenvelopedbythewholemantle。

  Theythenlaythemselvesdownontheheath,upontheleewardsideofsomehill,wherethewetandthewarmthoftheirbodiesmakeasteam,likethatofaboilingkettle。Thewet,theysay,keepsthemwarmbythickeningthestuff,andkeepingthewindfrompenetrating。ImustconfessIshouldhavebeenapttoquestionthisfact,hadInotfrequentlyseenthemwetfrommorningtonight,and,evenatthebeginningoftherain,notsomuchasstirafewyardstoshelter,butcontinueinitwithoutnecessity,tilltheywere,aswesay,wetthroughandthrough。

  Andthatissooneffectedbytheloosenessandspunginessoftheplaiding;butthebonnetisfrequentlytakenoff,andwrunglikeadishclout,andthenputonagain。Theyhavebeenaccustomedfromtheirinfancytobeoftenwet,andtotakethewaterlikespaniels,andthisisbecomeasecondnature,andcanscarcelybecalledahardshiptothem,insomuchthatIusedtosay,theyseemedtobeoftheduckkind,andtolovewateraswell。ThoughIneversawthispreparationforsleepinwindyweather,yet,settingoutearlyinamorningfromoneofthehuts,Ihaveseenthemarksoftheirlodging,wherethegroundhasbeenfreefromrimeorsnow,whichremainedallroundthespotwheretheyhadlain’(LettersfromScotland,Lond。1754,8vo,ii。p。108)。\"

  809。Hishenchman。ScottquotesagaintheLettersfromScotland(ii。159):\"Thisofficerisasortofsecretary,andistobeready,uponalloccasions,toventurehislifeindefenceofhismaster;andatdrinking—boutshestandsbehindhisseat,athishaunch,fromwhencehistitleisderived,andwatchestheconversation,toseeifanyoneoffendshispatron。AnEnglishofficerbeingincompanywithacertainchieftain,andseveralotherHighlandgentlemen,nearKillichumen,hadanargumentwiththegreatman;andbothbeingwellwarmedwithusky[whisky],atlastthedisputegrewveryhot。Ayouthwhowashenchman,notunderstandingonewordofEnglish,imaginedhischiefwasinsulted,andthereupondrewhispistolfromhisside,andsnappeditattheofficer’shead;butthepistolmissedfire,otherwiseitismorethanprobablehemighthavesuffereddeathfromthehandofthatlittlevermin。ButitisverydisagreeabletoanEnglishmanoverabottlewiththeHighlanders,toseeeveryoneofthemhavehisgilly,thatis,hisservant,standingbehindhimallthewhile,letwhatwillbethesubjectofconversation。\"

  829。Onthemorn。Modifyingshouldcircle,notthenearerverbhadsworn。

  831。TheFieryCross。Seeoniii。18below。

  846。Point。Pointout,appoint。Cf。Shakespeare,Sonn。14。6:

  \"NorcanIfortunetobriefminutestell,Pointingtoeachhisthunder,rain,andwind。\"

  Thewordinthisandsimilarpassagesisgenerallyprinted\"’point\"bymoderneditors,butitisnotacontractionofappoint。

  860。Thenplunged,etc。TheMS。has\"Hespoke,andplungedintothetide。\"

  862。Steeredhim。Seeoni。142above。

  865,866。Darkening……gave。Inthe1sted。theselinesarejoinedtowhatprecedes,astheyevidentlyshouldbe;inallthemorerecenteds。theyarejoinedtowhatfollows。

  CantoThird。

  3。Store。Seeoni。548above。

  5。Thatbe。inoldEnglish,besidesthepresenttenseam,etc。,therewasalsothisformbe,fromtheAnglo—Saxonbeon。The2dpersonsingularwasbeest。The1stand3dpersonpluralbeisoftenfoundinShakespeareandtheBible。

  10。Yetlivetherestill,etc。Seeonii。692above。

  15。Whattime。Cf。ii。307above。

  17。Thegatheringsound。Thesound,orsignal,forthegathering。Thephraseillustratesthedifferencebetweentheparticipleandtheverbalnoun(orwhateveritmaybecalled)in—ing。Cf。\"alaboringman\"and\"alaboringday\"(JuliusCaesar,i。1。4);andseeoured。ofJ。C。p。126。

  18。TheFieryCross。Scottsayshere:\"Whenachieftaindesignedtosummonhisclan,uponanysuddenorimportantemergency,heslewagoat,andmakingacrossofanylightwood,seareditsextremitiesinthefire,andextinguishedtheminthebloodoftheanimal。ThiswascalledtheFieryCross,alsoCreanTarigh,ortheCrossofShame,becausedisobediencetowhatthesymbolimplied,inferredinfamy。Itwasdeliveredtoaswiftandtrustymessenger,whoranfullspeedwithittothenexthamlet,wherehepresentedittotheprincipalperson,withasingleword,implyingtheplaceofrendezvous。Hewhoreceivedthesymbolwasboundtosenditforward,withequaldespatch,tothenextvillage;andthusitpassedwithincredibleceleritythroughallthedistrictwhichowedallegiancetothechief,andalsoamonghisalliesandneighbours,ifthedangerwascommontothem。AtsightoftheFieryCross,everyman,fromsixteenyearsoldtosixty,capableofbearingarms,wasobligedinstantlytorepair,inhisbestarmsandaccoutrements,totheplaceofrendezvous。Hewhofailedtoappearsufferedtheextremitiesoffireandsword,whichwereemblematicallydenouncedtothedisobedientbythebloodyandburntmarksuponthiswarlikesignal。Duringthecivilwarof1745—6,theFieryCrossoftenmadeitscircuit;andupononeoccasionitpassedthroughthewholedistrictofBreadalbane,atractofthirty—twomiles,inthreehours。ThelateAlexanderStewart,Esq。,ofInvernahyle,describedtomehishavingsentroundtheFieryCrossthroughthedistrictofAppine,duringthesamecommotion。ThecoastwasthreatenedbyadescentfromtwoEnglishtrigates,andthefloweroftheyoungmenwerewiththearmyofPrinceCharlesEdward,theninEngland;yetthesummonswassoeffectualthatevenoldageandchildhoodobeyedit;andaforcewascollectedinafewhours,sonumerousandsoenthusiastic,thatallattemptattheintendeddiversionuponthecountryoftheabsentwarriorswasinprudenceabandoned,asdesperate。\"

  19。TheSummerdawn’sreflectedhue,etc。Mr。Ruskinsays(ModernPainters,iii。278):\"AndthusNaturebecomesdeartoScottinathreefoldway:deartohim,first,ascontainingthoseremainsormemoriesofthepast,whichhecannotfindincities,andgivinghopeofPraetorianmoundorknight’sgraveineverygreenslopeandshadeofitsdesolateplaces;dear,secondly,initsmoorlandliberty,whichhasforhimjustashighacharmasthefencedgardenhadforthemediaeval;……anddeartohim,finally,inthatperfectbeauty,deniedalikeincitiesandinmen,forwhicheverymodernhearthadbegunatlasttothirst,andScott’s,initsfreshnessandpower,ofallmen’smostearnestly。

  \"Andinthisloveofbeauty,observethattheloveofcolourisaleadingelement,hishealthymindbeingincapableoflosing,underanymodernfalseteaching,itsjoyinbrilliancyofhue……Ingeneral,ifhedoesnotmeantosaymuchaboutthings,theonecharacterwhichhewillgiveiscolour,usingitwiththemostperfectmasteryandfaithfulness。\"

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