CantoFifth。
1。Fairastheearliestbeam,etc。"Thisintroductorystanzaiswellworkedinwiththestory。Themorningbeam’lightsthefearfulpathonmountainside’whichthetwoheroesofthepoemaretotraverse,andthecomparisonwhichitsuggestenlistsoursympathyforRoderick,whoistobethevictimofdefeat"
(Taylor)。
5。Andlights,etc。TheMS。has"Andlightsthefearfulwayalongitsside。"
10。Sheen。Seeoni。208。
14。Thedappledsky。Cf。Milton,L’Allegro,44:"Tillthedappleddawndothrise;"andShakespeare,MuchAdo,v。3。25:
"andlook,thegentleday,BeforethewheelsofPhoebus,roundaboutDapplesthedrowsyeastwithspotsofgray。"
15。By。Thewordisusedfortherhyme,butperhapsgivestheideaofahurry——mutteredofftheprayers。
16。Steal。Thewordhereisexpressiveofhaste。
18。Gael。"TheScottishHighlandercallshimself,Gael,orGaul,andtermstheLowlandersSassenach,orSaxons"(Scott)。
22。Wildering。Bewildering。Seeoni。274above。Forwinded,seeoni。500。
32。Burstingthrough。Thatis,asitburstthrough——"apieceofloosewriting"(Taylor)。
36。Atlength,etc。TheMS。reads:
"Atlengththeypacedthemountain’sside,Andsawbeneaththewaterswide。"
44。Theruggedmountain’sscantycloak,etc。TheMS。reads:
"Theruggedmountain’sstuntedscreenWasdwarfishshrubswithcliffsbetween。"
copse
46。Shingles。Gravelorpebbles。Seeoniii。171above。
Taylorsays:"Notehowthedetailsofthisdescriptionareusedinstanzaix。——shingles,bracken,broom。"
51。Dank。Damp,moist。Cf。Shakespeare,R。andJ。ii。3。6:
"andnight’sdankdew;"Milton,SonnettoMr。Lawrence:"Nowthatthefieldsaredank,andwaysaremire,"etc。
64。Soothtotell。Totellthetruth。Seeoni。476above。
Soothtosay,tosaysooth,insooth,ingoodsooth,etc。,arecommoninoldwriters。Cf。theLay,introd。57:"thesoothtospeak。"
65。Toclaimitsaid。TheMS。has"todrawmyblade。"
78。Enough。Sufficeitthat。
81。Aknight’sfreefootsteps,etc。TheMS。reads:
"Myerrantfootstepsfarandwide。"
AKnight’sboldwanderings
86。Iurgetheenot。TheMS。has"Iaskitnot,"andin95
"hall"forDoune。
106。Outlawed。The1sted。has"exiled。"
108。IntheRegent’scourt,etc。Cf。ii。221above。
124。Albany。TheRegentof108above。HewasthesonofayoungerbrotherofJamesIII。,whohadbeendrivenintoexilebyhisbrother’sattemptsonhislife。HetookrefugeinFrance,wherehissonwasmadeLordHighAdmiral。OnthedeathofJamesIV。hewascalledhomebytheScottishnoblestoassumetheregency。
126。Mewed。Shutup。Thewordseemsoriginallytohavemeanttomoult,orshedthefeathers;andasanoun,"theplace,whetheritbeabroadorinthehouse,inwhichthehawkisputduringthetimeshecasts,ordothchangeherfeathers"(R。
Holmes’sAcademyofArmory,etc。)。Spenserhasbothnounandverb;asinF。Q。i。5。20:"forthcommingfromherdarksomemew;"andId。ii。3。34:"InwhichvaineBraggadocchiowasmewd。"
MiltonusestheverbinthegranddescriptionofLibertyinOfUnlicensedPrinting:"MethinksIseeherasaneaglemewinghermightyyouth,andkindlingherundazzledeyesatthefullmiddaybeam。"InEnglandthenounisstillusedinthepluraltodenoteastableforhorses。PennantsaysthattheroyalstablesinLondonwerecalledmewsfromthefactthatthebuildingswereformerlyusedforkeepingtheking’sfalcons。
Scottsayshere:"ThereisscarcelyamoredisorderlyperiodofScottishhistorythanthatwhichsucceededthebattleofFlodden,andoccupiedtheminorityofJamesV。Feudsofancientstandingbrokeoutlikeoldwounds,andeveryquarrelamongtheindependentnobility,whichoccurreddaily,andalmosthourly,gaverisetofreshbloodshed。’Therearose,’saidPitscottie,’greattroubleanddeadlyfeudsinmanypartsofScotland,bothinthenorthandwestparts。TheMasterofForbes,inthenorth,slewtheLairdofMeldrum,undertryst’(thatis,atanagreedandsecuremeeting)。’Likewise,theLairdofDrummelzierslewtheLordFlemingatthehawking;and,likewise,therewasslaughteramongmanyothergreatlords。’NorwasthemattermuchmendedunderthegovernmentoftheEarlofAngus;forthoughhecausedtheKingtoridethroughallScotland,’underthepretenceandcolorofjustice,topunishthiefandtraitor,nonewerefoundgreaterthanwereintheirowncompany。AndnoneatthattimedurststrivewithaDouglas,noryetaDouglas’sman;foriftheywould,theygottheworst。Thereforenonedurstplainzieofnoextortion,theft,reiff,norslaughterdonetothembytheDouglasesortheirmen;inthatcausetheywerenotheardsolongastheDouglashadthecourtinguiding。"
150。Shingles。Cf。46above。
152。Astoyoursires。ThetargetandclaymoreweretheweaponsoftheAncientBritons。TaylorquotesTacitus,Agricola:
"ingentibusgladiisetbrevibuscetris。"
161。Rears。Raises。Thewordwasformerlylessrestrictedinitsapplicationthanatpresent。Cf。Shakespeare’s"rearmyhand"(Temp。ii。1。295,J。C。iii。1。30),"rearthehigherouropinion"(A。andC。ii。1。35),etc。;Milton’s"herear’dme,"
thatis,liftedmeup(P。L。viii。316),"rear’dherlankhead"
(Comus,836),etc。Spenserusesitinthesenseoftakeaway(likethecantlift=steal);asinF。Q。iii。10。12:
"Shetohisclosetwent,whereallhiswealthLayhid;thereofshecountlessesummesdidreare;"
andId。iii。10。53:
"likeasaBeare,ThatcreepingcloseamongthehivestoreareAnhony—combe,"etc。
Wb。doesnotgivethissense,whichwebelieveisfoundonlyinSpenser。
165。Shallwithstronghand,etc。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere:"TheancientHighlandersverifiedintheirpracticethelinesofGray(FragmentontheAllianceofEducationandGovernment):
’Anironracethemountaincliffsmaintain,Foestothegentlergeniusoftheplain;
Forwhereunweariedsinewsmustbefound,Withside—longploughtoquelltheflintyground,Toturnthetorrent’sswiftdescendingflood,Totamethesavagerushingfromthewood,Whatwonderif,topatientvalortrain’d,Theyguardwithspiritwhatbystrengththeygain’d;
AndwhiletheirrockyrampartsroundtheyseeTheroughabodeofwantandliberty(Aslawlessforcefromconfidencewillgrow),Insulttheplentyofthevalesbelow?’
"Sofar,indeed,wasaCreagh,orforay,frombeinghelddisgraceful,thatayoungchiefwasalwaysexpectedtoshowhistalentsforcommandsosoonasheassumedit,byleadinghisclanonasuccessfulenterpriseofthisnature,eitheragainstaneighboringsept,forwhichconstantfeudsusuallyfurnishedanapology,oragainsttheSassencach,Saxons,orLowlanders,forwhichnoapologywasnecessary。TheGael,greattraditionalhistorians,neverforgotthattheLowlandshad,atsomeremoteperiod,beenthepropertyoftheirCelticforefathers,whichfurnishedanamplevindicationofalltheravagesthattheycouldmakeontheunfortunatedistrictswhichlaywithintheirreach。
SirJamesGrantofGrantisinpossessionofaletterofapologyfromCameronofLochiel,whosemenhadcommittedsomedepredationuponafarmcalledMoines,occupiedbyoneoftheGrants。
LochielassuresGrantthat,howeverthemistakehadhappened,hisinstructionswereprecise,thatthepartyshouldforaytheprovinceofMoray(aLowlanddistrict),where,ashecoollyobserves,’allmentaketheirprey。’"
177。Goodfaith。Ingoodfaith,bonafide;asofteninoldwriters。
192。Bower。Seeoni。217above。
195。ThisrebelChieftain,etc。TheMS。reads:
"ThisdarkSirRoderickandhisband;"
ThissavageChieftain
andbelow:
"Fromcopsetocopsethesignalflew。
Instant,throughcopseandcrags,arose;"
andin205"shoots"forsends。
208。Andeverytuft,etc。TheMS。reads:
"AndeachlonetuftofbroomgiveslifeToplaidedwarriorarmedforstrife。
ThatwhistlemannedthelonelyglenWithfullfivehundredarmedmen;"
andbelow(214):
"Allsilent,too,theystood,andstill,Watchingtheirleader’sbeckandwill,WhileforwardstepandweaponshowTheylongtorushuponthefoe,LiketheloosecragwhosetotteringmassHungthreateningo’erthehollowpass。"
219。Verge。Seeoniv。83above。
230。Mannedhimself。Cf。Addison’s"mannedhissoul,"quotedbyWb。
238。Thesternjoy,etc。Cf。iv。155above。
239。Foeman。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821;
"foeman"inmanyrecenteds。
246。TheirmotherEarth,etc。Alludingtotheoldmythsoftheearth—bornGiantsandofCadmus。
252。Glinted。Flashed;aScottishword。Jamiesondefinesglint"toglance,gleam,orpasssuddenlylikeaflashoflightning。"
253。Glaive。Seeoniv。274above。Thejackwas"ahorseman’sdefensiveuppergarment,quiltedandcoveredwithstrongleather"
(Nares)。Itwassometimesalsostrengthenedwithironrings,plates,orbosses。Cf。Lyly,Euphues:"jackesquilted,andcoveredoverwithleather,fustian,orcanvas,overthickplatesofyronthataresowedtothesame。"Scott,intheEveofSt。
John,speaksof"hisplate—jack。"Forspearthe1sted。has"lance。"
267。Onevalianthand。TheMS。has"onebraveman’shand。"
268。Lay。Werestaked。
270。Ionlymeant,etc。Scottsays:"Thisincident,likesomeotherpassagesinthepoem,illustrativeofthecharacteroftheancientGael,isnotimaginary,butborrowedfromfact。TheHighlanders,withtheinconsistencyofmostnationsinthesamestate,werealternatelycapableofgreatexertionsofgenerosityandofcruelrevengeandperfidy。ThefollowingstoryIcanonlyquotefromtradition,butwithsuchanassurancefromthosebywhomitwascommunicatedaspermitsmelittledoubtofitsauthenticity。Earlyinthelastcentury,JohnGunn,anotedCateran,orHighlandrobber,infestedInverness—shire,andleviedblack—mailuptothewallsoftheprovincialcapital。Agarrisonwasthenmaintainedinthecastleofthattown,andtheirpay(countrybanksbeingunknown)wasusuallytransmittedinspecieundertheguardofasmallescort。Itchancedthattheofficerwhocommandedthislittlepartywasunexpectedlyobligedtohalt,aboutthirtymilesfromInverness,atamiserableinn。Aboutnightfall,astrangerintheHighlanddress,andofveryprepossessingappearance,enteredthesamehouse。Separateaccommodationsbeingimpossible,theEnglishmanofferedthenewly—arrivedguestapartofhissupper,whichwasacceptedwithreluctance。Bytheconversationhefoundhisnewacquaintanceknewwellallthepassesofthecountry,whichinducedhimeagerlytorequesthiscompanyontheensuingmorning。Heneitherdisguisedhisbusinessandcharge,norhisapprehensionsofthatcelebratedfreebooter,JohnGunn。TheHighlanderhesitatedamoment,andthenfranklyconsentedtobehisguide。
Forththeysetinthemorning;andintravellingthroughasolitaryanddrearyglen,thediscourseagainturnedonJohnGunn。’Wouldyouliketoseehim?’saidtheguide;andwithoutwaitingananswertothisalarmingquestion,hewhistled,andtheEnglishofficer,withhissmallparty,weresurroundedbyabodyofHighlanders,whosenumbersputresistanceoutofquestion,andwhowereallwellarmed。’Stranger,’resumedtheguide,’IamthatveryJohnGunnbywhomyoufearedtobeintercepted,andnotwithoutcause;forIcametotheinnlastnightwiththeexpresspurposeoflearningyourroute,thatIandmyfollowersmighteaseyouofyourchargebytheroad。ButIamincapableofbetrayingthetrustyoureposedinme,andhavingconvincedyouthatyouwereinmypower,Icanonlydismissyouunplunderedanduninjured。’Hethengavetheofficerdirectionsforhisjourney,anddisappearedwithhispartyassuddenlyastheyhadpresentedthemselves。"
277。Flood。Flow;usedforthesakeoftherhyme,likedrewjustbelow。Wont=wonted。
286。Andstill,etc。TheMS。reads:
"Andstill,fromcopseandheatherbush,Fancysawspearandbroadswordruch。"
298。Threemightylakes。Katrine,Achray,andVennachar。Scottsays:"ThetorrentwhichdischargesitselffromLochVennachar,thelowestandeastmostofthethreelakeswhichformthesceneryadjoiningtotheTrosachs,sweepsthroughaflatandextensivemoor,calledBochastle。UponasmalleminencecalledtheDunofBochastle,andindeedontheplainitself,aresomeintrenchmentswhichhavebeenthoughtRoman。ThereisadjacenttoCallanderasweetvilla,theresidenceofCaptainFairfoul,entitledtheRomanCamp。"
301。Mouldering。TheMS。has"martial。"
309。ThismurderousChief,etc。Cf。106above。
315。Allvantageless,etc。Scottsays:"Theduellistsofformertimesdidnotalwaysstanduponthosepunctiliosrespectingequalityofarms,whicharenotjudgedessentialtofaircombat。
Itistruethatinformalcombatsintheliststhepartieswere,bythejudgesofthefield,putasnearlyaspossibleinthesamecircumstances。Butinprivateduelitwasoftenotherwise。InthatdesperatecombatwhichwasfoughtbetweenQuelus,aminionofHenryIII。ofFrance,andAntraguet,withtwosecondsoneachside,fromwhichonlytwopersonsescapedalive,Queluscomplainedthathisantagonisthadoverhimtheadvantageofaponiardwhichheusedinparrying,whilehislefthand,whichhewasforcedtoemployforthesamepurpose,wascruellymangled。
WhenhechargedAntraguetwiththisodds,’Thouhastdonewrong,’
answeredhe,’toforgetthydaggerathome。Weareheretofight,andnottosettlepunctiliosofarms。’Inasimilarduel,however,ayoungbrotherofthehouseofAubayne,inAngoulesme,behavedmoregenerouslyonthelikeoccasion,andatoncethrewawayhisdaggerwhenhisenemychallengeditasanundueadvantage。ButatthistimehardlyanythingcanbeconceivedmorehorridlybrutalandsavagethanthemodeinwhichprivatequarrelswereconductedinFrance。Thosewhoweremostjealousofthepointofhonor,andacquiredthetitleofRuffines,didnotscrupletotakeadvantageofstrength,numbers,surprise,andarms,toaccomplishtheirrevenge。"
329。Byprophetbred,etc。Seeiii。91fol。above;andfortheexpressioncf。iv。124。
347。Darklightning,etc。TheMS。has"InlightningflashedtheChief’sdarkeye,"whichmightserveasacommentonDarklightning。
349。Kern。Seeoniv。73above。
351。Heyieldsnot,etc。TheMS。has"Hestoopsnot,he,toJamesnorFate。"
356。Carpetknight。Cf。Shakespeare,T。N。iii。4。257:"Heisknight,dubbedwithunhatchedrapierandoncarpetconsideration。"
364。Ruth。Pity;obsolete,thoughwestillhaveruthless。Cf。
Spenser,F。Q。i。1。50:
"tostirreupgentleruthBothforhernobleblood,andforhertenderyouth;"
Milton,Lycidas,163:"Lookhomeward,Angel,now,andmeltwithruth,"etc。
380。Histarge。Scottsays:"Aroundtargetoflightwood,coveredwithstrongleatherandstuddedwithbrassoriron,wasanecessarypartofaHighlander’sequipment。Inchargingregulartroopstheyreceivedthethrustofthebayonetinthisbuckler,twisteditaside,andusedthebroadswordagainsttheencumberedsoldier。Inthecivilwarof1745mostofthefrontrankoftheclanswerethusarmed;andCaptainGrose(MilitaryAntiquities,vol。i。p。164)informsusthatin1747theprivatesofthe42dregiment,theninFlanders,wereforthemostpartpermittedtocarrytargets。Apersonthusarmedhadaconsiderableadvantageinprivatefray。AmongversesbetweenSwiftandSheridan,latelypublishedbyDr。Barrett,thereisanaccountofsuchanencounter,inwhichthecircumstances,andconsequentlytherelativesuperiorityofthecombatants,arepreciselythereverseofthoseinthetext:
’AHighlanderoncefoughtaFrenchmanatMargate,Theweapons,arapier,abacksword,andtarget;
BriskMonsieuradvancedasfastashecould,Butallhisfinepusheswerecaughtinthewood,AndSawny,withbacksword,didslashhimandnickhim,Whilet’other,enragedthathecouldnotonceprickhim,Cried,"Sirrah,yourascal,yousonofawhore,Mewillfightyou,begar!ifyou’llcomefromyourdoor。"’"
383。Trainedabroad。Thatis,inFrance。Seeoni。163above。
Scottsayshere:"Theuseofdefensivearmor,andparticularlyofthebuckler,ortarget,wasgeneralinQueenElizabeth’stime,althoughthatofthesinglerapierseemstohavebeenoccasionallypractisedmuchearlier(seeDouce’sIllustrationsofShakespeare,vol。ii。p。61)。RowlandYorke,however,whobetrayedthefortofZutphentotheSpaniards,forwhichgoodservicehewasafterwardspoisonedbythem,issaidtohavebeenthefirstwhobroughttherapier—fightintogeneraluse。Fuller,speakingoftheswash—bucklers,orbullies,ofQueenElizabeth’stime,says,’WestSmithfieldwasformerlycalledRuffian’sHall,wheresuchmenusuallymet,casuallyorotherwise,totrymasterieswithswordorbuckler。Morewerefrightenedthanhurt,morehurtthankilledtherewith,itbeingaccountedunmanlytostrikebeneaththeknee。ButsincethatdesperatetraitorRowlandYorkefirstintroducedthrustingwithrapiers,swordandbuckleraredisused。’InTheTwoAngryWomenofAbingdon,acomedy,printedin1599,wehaveapatheticcomplaint:’Swordandbucklerfightbeginstogrowoutofuse。Iamsorryforit;Ishallneverseegoodmanhoodagain。Ifitbeoncegone,thispokingfightofrapieranddaggerwillcomeup;thenatallmanandagoodswordandbucklermanwillbespittedlikeacatorrabbit。’
ButtherapierhadupontheContinentlongsuperseded,inprivateduel,theuseofswordandshield。ThemastersofthenoblescienceofdefencewerechieflyItalians。Theymadegreatmysteryoftheirartandmodeofinstruction,neversufferedanypersontobepresentbutthescholarwhowastobetaught,andevenexaminedclosets,beds,andotherplacesofpossibleconcealment。
Theirlessonsoftengavethemosttreacherousadvantages;forthechallenged,havingtherighttochoosehisweapons,frequentlyselectedsomestrange,unusual,andinconvenientkindofarms,theuseofwhichhepractisedundertheseinstructors,andthuskilledathiseasehisantagonist,towhomitwaspresentedforthefirsttimeonthefieldofbattle。SeeBrantome’sDiscourseonDuels,andtheworkonthesamesubject,’sigentementecrit,’
bythevenerableDr。ParisdePuteo。TheHighlanderscontinuedtousebroadswordandtargetuntildisarmedaftertheaffairof1745—6。"
385。Ward。Postureofdefence;atechnicalterminfencing。
Cf。Falstaff’s"Thouknowestmyoldward"(1Hen。IV。ii。4。
215),etc。
387。Whilelessexpert,etc。TheMS。reads:
"NotRoderickthus,thoughstrongerfar,Moretall,andmoreinuredtowar。"
401,402。Andbackward,etc。ThiscoupletisnotintheMS。;
andthesameistrueof405,406。
406。Letrecreantyield,etc。TheMS。has"Yieldtheyalonewhofeartodie。"Scottsays:"IhavenotventuredtorenderthisduelsosavagelydesperateasthatofthecelebratedSirEwanofLochiel,chiefoftheclanCameron,called,fromhissablecomplexion,EwanDhu。HewasthelastmaninScotlandwhomaintainedtheroyalcauseduringthegreatCivilWar,andhisconstantincursionsrenderedhimaveryunpleasantneighbortotherepublicangarrisonatInverlochy,nowFortWilliam。ThegovernorofthefortdetachedapartyofthreehundredmentolaywasteLochiel’spossessionsandcutdownhistrees;byinasuddenanddesperateattackmadeuponthembythechieftainwithveryinferiornumbers,theywerealmostallcuttopieces。TheskirmishisdetailedinacuriousmemoirofSirEwan’slife,printedintheAppendixofPennant’sScottishTour(vol。i。p。
375):
’InthisengagementLochielhimselfhadseveralwonderfulescapes。IntheretreatoftheEnglish,oneofthestrongestandbravestoftheofficersretiredbehindabush,whenheobservedLochielpursuing,andseeinghimunaccompaniedwithany,heleaptoutandthoughthimhisprey。Theymetoneanotherwithequalfury。Thecombatwaslonganddoubtful:theEnglishgentlemanhadbyfartheadvantageinstrengthandsize;butLochiel,exceedinghiminnimblenessandagility,intheendtripttheswordoutofhishand;theyclosedandwrestled,tillbothfelltothegroundineachother’sarms。TheEnglishofficergotaboveLochiel,andpressedhimhard,butstretchingforthhisneck,byattemptingtodisengagehimself,Lochiel,whobythistimehadhishandsatliberty,withhislefthandseizedhimbythecollar,andjumpingathisextendedthroat,hebititwithhisteethquitethrough,andkeptsuchaholdofhisgrasp,thathebroughtawayhismouthful;this,hesaid,wasthesweetestbitheeverhadinhislifetime。’"
435。Unwounded,etc。TheMS。reads:
"Pantingandbreathlessonthesands,Butallunwounded,nowhestands;"
andjustbelow:
"Redeemed,unhoped,fromdeadlystrife:
Nextonhisfoehislookhecast,threw,Whoseeverybreathappearedhislast。"
447。Unbonneted。Pasttense,notparticiple。
449。Thenfaintafar。TheMS。has"Faintandafar。"
452。Lincolngreen。Seeoni。464above。
462。Wedestined,etc。Cf。iv。411above。
465。Weed。Dress。Seeoniv。506above。
466。Boune。Ready。Seeoniv。36above。
479。Steel。Spur。Cf。i。115above。
485。Carhonie’shill。AboutamilefromthelowerendofLochVennachar。
486。Pricked。Spurred。Itcametomeanride;asinF。Q。i。1。
1:"AgentleKnightwasprickingontheplaine,"etc。Cf。754
below。
490。TorryandLendrick。Theseplaces,likeDeanstown,Doune(seeoniv。19above),Blair—Drummond,Ochtertyre,andKier,areallonthebanksoftheTeith,betweenCallanderandStirling。
Lockhartsays:"ItmaybeworthnotingthatthepoetmarkstheprogressoftheKingbynaminginsuccessionplacesfamiliaranddeartohisownearlyrecollections——Blair—Drummond,theseatoftheHomesofKaimes;Kier,thatoftheprincipalfamilyofthenameofStirling;Ochtertyre,thatofJohnRamsay,thewell—knownantiquary,andcorrespondentofBurns;andCraigforth,thatoftheCallendersofCraigforth,almostunderthewallsofStirlingCastle;——allhospitableroofs,underwhichhehadspentmanyofhisyoungerdays。"
494。Seesthehoofsstrikefire。TheMS。has"Sawtheirhoofsoffire。"
496。Theymark,etc。Thetooftheinfinitiveisomittedinglance,asifmarkhadbeensee。
498。Sweltering。The1sted。has"swelling。"
506。Flinty。TheMS。has"steepy;"andin514"gains"forscales。
525。SaintSerle。"TheKinghimselfisinsuchdistressforarhymeastobeobligedtoapplytooneoftheobscurestsaintsinthecalendar"(Jeffrey)。TheMS。has"bymyword,"and"Lord"
forEarlinthenextline。
534。Cambus—kenneth’sabbeygray。Seeoniv。231above。
547。By。Goneby,past。
551。Osadandfatalmound!"AneminenceonthenortheastoftheCastle,wherestatecriminalswereexecuted。Stirlingwasoftenpollutedwithnobleblood。ItisthusapostrophizedbyJ。
Johnston:
’DiscordiatristisHeuquotisprocerumsanguinetinxithumum!
Hocunoinfelix,etfelixcetera;nusquamLaetiorautcaelifronsgeniusvesoli。’