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  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。

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