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。"