the lady of the lake-第35节

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ld　woman；　with　a　blue　mantle　and　streaming　hair。　　A　superstition　of　the　same　kind　is；　I　believe；　universally　received　by　the　inferior　ranks　of　the　native　Irish。

〃The　death　of　the　head　of　a　Highland　family　is　also　sometimes　supposed　to　be　announced　by　a　chain　of　lights　of　different　colours；　called　Dr'eug；　or　death　of　the　Druid。　　The　direction　which　it　takes　marks　the　place　of　the　funeral。〃　　＇See　the　Essay　on　Fairy　Superstitions　in　Scott's　Border　Minstrelsy。＇


169。　　Sounds；　too；　had　come；　etc。　　Scott　says：　〃A　presage　of　the　kind　alluded　to　in　the　text；　is　still　believed　to　announce　death　to　the　ancient　Highland　family　of　M'Lean　of　Lochbuy。　　The　spirit　of　an　ancestor　slain　in　battle　is　heard　to　gallop　along　a　stony　bank；　and　then　to　ride　thrice　around　the　family　residence；　ringing　his　fairy　bridle；　and　thus　intimating　the　approaching　calamity。　How　easily　the　eye　as　well　as　the　ear　may　be　deceived　upon　such　occasions；　is　evident　from　the　stories　of　armies　in　the　air；　and　other　spectral　phenomena　with　which　history　abounds。　　Such　an　apparition　is　said　to　have　been　witnessed　upon　the　side　of　Southfell　mountain；　between　Penrith　and　Keswick；　upon　the　23d　June；　1744；　by　two　persons；　William　Lancaster　of　Blakehills；　and　Daniel　Stricket　his　servant；　whose　attestation　to　the　fact；　with　a　full　account　of　the　apparition；　dated　the　21st　of　July；　1745；　is　printed　in　Clarke's　Survey　of　the　Lakes。　　The　apparition　consisted　of　several　troops　of　horse　moving　in　regular　order；　with　a　steady　rapid　motion；　making　a　curved　sweep　around　the　fell；　and　seeming　to　the　spectators　to　disappear　over　the　ridge　of　the　mountain。　　Many　persons　witnessed　this　phenomenon；　and　observed　the　last；　or　last　but　one；　of　the　supposed　troop；　occasionally　leave　his　rank；　and　pass；　at　a　gallop；　to　the　front；　when　he　resumed　the　steady　pace。　　The　curious　appearance；　making　the　necessary　allowance　for　imagination；　may　be　perhaps　sufficiently　accounted　for　by　optical　deception。〃


171。　　Shingly。　　Gravelly；　pebbly。


173。　　Thunderbolt。　　The　1st　ed。　has　〃thunder　too。〃


188。　　Framed。　　The　reading　of　the　1st　ed。；　commonly　misprinted　〃formed；〃　which　occurs　in　195。


190。　　Limbs。　　The　1st　ed。　has　〃limb。〃


191。　　Inch…Cailliach。　　Scott　says：　〃Inch…Cailliach；　the　Isle　of　Nuns；　or　of　Old　Women；　is　a　most　beautiful　island　at　the　lower　extremity　of　Loch　Lomond。　　The　church　belonging　to　the　former　nunnery　was　long　used　as　the　place　of　worship　for　the　parish　of　Buchanan；　but　scarce　any　vestiges　of　it　now　remain。　The　burial…　ground　continues　to　be　used；　and　contains　the　family　places　of　sepulture　of　several　neighboring　clans。　　The　monuments　of　the　lairds　of　Macgregor；　and　of　other　families　claiming　a　descent　from　the　old　Scottish　King　Alpine；　are　most　remarkable。　The　Highlanders　are　as　zealous　of　their　rights　of　sepulture　as　may　be　expected　from　a　people　whose　whole　laws　and　government；　if　clanship　can　be　called　so；　turned　upon　the　single　principle　of　family　descent。　　'May　his　ashes　be　scattered　on　the　water；'　was　one　of　the　deepest　and　most　solemn　imprecations　which　they　used　against　an　enemy。〃　　＇See　a　detailed　description　of　the　funeral　ceremonies　of　a　Highland　chieftain　in　the　Fair　Maid　of　Perth。＇


203。　　Dwelling　low。　　That　is；　burial…place。


207。　　Each　clansman's　execration；　etc。　　The　MS。　reads：

　　　　〃Our　warriors；　on　his　worthless　bust；　　　　　　Shall　speak　disgrace　and　woe；〃

and　below：

　　　　〃Their　clattering　targets　hardly　strook；　　　　　　And　first　they　muttered　low。〃


212。　　Stook。　　One　of　the　old　forms　of　struck。　　In　the　early　eds。　of　Shakespeare；　we　find　struck；　stroke；　and　strook　（or　strooke）　for　the　past　tense；　and　all　these；　together　with　stricken；　strucken；　stroken；　and　strooken；　for　the　participle。　　Cf。　Milton；　Hymn　of　Nativity；　95：

　　　　　　〃When　such　music　sweet　　　　　　　　Their　hearts　and　ears　did　greet　　　　　As　never　was　by　mortal　finger　strook；〃

where；　as　here；　it　used　for　the　sake　of　the　rhyme。


214。　　Then；　like　the　billow；　etc。　　The　repetition　of　the　same　rhyme　here　gives　well　the　cumulative　effect　of　the　rising　billow。


217。　　Burst；　with　load　roar。　　See　on　i。　73　above；　and　cf。　227　below。


228。　　Holiest　name。　　The　MS。　has　〃holy　name。〃


245。　　Mingled　with　childhood's　babbling　trill；　etc。　　〃The　whole　of　this　stanza　is　very　impressive；　the　mingling　of　the　children's　curses　is　the　climax　of　horror。　　Note　the　meaning　of　the　triple　curse。　　The　cross　is　of　ancestral　yewthe　defaulter　is　cut　off　from　communion　with　his　clan；　it　is　sealed　in　the　firethe　fire　shall　destroy　his　dwelling；　it　is　dipped　in　bloodhis　heart's　blood　is　to　be　shed〃　（Taylor）。


253。　　Coir…Uriskin。　　See　on　622　below。


255。　　Beala…nam…bo。　　〃The　pass　of　the　cattle；〃　on　the　other　side　of　Benvenue　from　the　Goblin's　Cave；　〃a　magnificent　glade；　overhung　with　birch…trees；　by　which　the　cattle；　taken　in　forays；　were　conveyed　within　the　protection　of　the　Trosachs〃　（Black）。


279。　　This　sign。　　That　is；　the　cross。　　To　all；　which　we　should　not　expect　with　bought；　was　apparently　suggested　by　the　antithetical　to　him　in　the　preceding　line；　but　if　all　the　editions　did　not　read　bought；　we　might　suspect　that　Scott　wrote　brought。


281。　　The　murmur；　etc。　　The　MS。　has　〃The　slowly　muttered　deep　Amen。〃


286。　　The　muster…place；　etc。　　The　MS。　reads　〃Murlagan　is　the　spot　decreed。〃

Lanrick　Mead　is　a　meadow　at　the　northwestern　end　of　Loch　Vennachar。


300。　　The　dun　deer's　hide；　etc。　　Scott　says：　　〃The　present　brogue　of　the　Highlanders　is　made　of　half…dried　leather；　with　holes　to　admit　and　let　out　the　water；　for　walking　the　moors　dry…shod　is　a　matter　altogether　out　of　the　question。　　The　ancient　buskin　was　still　ruder；　being　made　of　undressed　deer's　hide；　with　the　hair　outwards；　a　circumstance　which　procured　the　Highlanders　the　well…known　epithet　of　Red…shanks。　　The　process　is　very　accurately　described　by　one　Elder　（himself　a　Highlander）；　in　the　project　for　a　union　between　England　and　Scotland；　addressed　to　Henry　VIII。：　'We　go　a…hunting；　and　after　that　we　have　slain　red…deer；　we　flay　off　the　skin　by　and　by；　and　setting　of　our　barefoot　on　the　inside　thereof；　for　want　of　cunning　shoemakers；　by　your　grace's　pardon；　we　play　the　cobblers；　compassing　and　measuring　so　much　thereof　as　shall　reach　up　to　our　ankles；　pricking　the　upper　part　thereof　with　holes；　that　the　water　may　repass　where　it　enters；　and　stretching　it　up　with　a　strong　thong　of　the　same　above　our　said　ankles。　　So；　and　please　your　noble　grace；　we　make　our　shoes。　　Therefore；　we　using　such　manner　of　shoes；　the　rough　hairy　side　outwards；　in　your　grace's　dominions　of　England；　we　be　called　Rough…footed　Scots'　（Pinkerton's　History；　vol。　ii。　p。　397）。〃

Cf。　Marmion；　v。　5：

　　　　〃The　hunted　red…deer's　undressed　hide　　　　　　Their　hairy　buskins　well　supplied。〃


304。　　Steepy。　　For　the　word　（see　also　iv。　374　below）　and　the　line；　cf。　Shakespeare；　T。　of　A。　i。　1。　75：

　　　　〃Bowing　his　head　against　the　steepy　mount　　　　　　To　climb　his　happiness。〃


309。　　Questing。　　Seeking　its　game。　　Bacon　（Adv。　of　Learning；　v。　5）　speaks　of　〃the　questing　of　memory。〃


310。　　Scaur。　　Cliff；　precipice；　the　same　word　as　scar。　Cf。　Tennyson's　Bugle　Song：　〃O　sweet　and　far；　from　cliff　and　scar；〃　and　in　the　Idyls　of　the　King：　〃shingly　scaur。〃


314。　　Herald　of　battle；　etc。　　The　MS。　reads：

　　　　〃Dread　messenger　of　fate　and　fear；　　　　　　Herald　of　danger；　fate　and　fear；　　　　　　Stretch　onward　in　thy　fleet　career！　　　　　　Thou　track'st　not　now　the　stricken　doe；　　　　　　Nor　maiden　coy　through　greenwood　bough。〃


322。　　Fast　as　the　fatal　symbol　flies；　etc。　　〃The　description　of　the　starting　of　the　Fiery　Cross　bears　more　marks　of　labor　than　most　of　Mr。　Scott's　poetry；　and　borders；　perhaps；　on　straining　and　exaggeration；　yet　it　shows　great　power〃　（Jeffrey）。


332。　　Cheer。　　In　its　original　sense　of　countenance；　or　look。　Cf。　Shakespeare；　M。　N。　D。　iii。　2。　96：　〃pale　of　cheer；〃　Spenser；　F。　Q。　i。　1。　2：　〃But　of　his　cheere　did　seeme　too　solemne　sad；〃　Dryden；　Hind　and　Panther；　iii。　437：　〃Till　frowning　skies　began　to　change　their　cheer；〃　etc。


333。　　His　scythe。　　The　reading　of　the　1st　and　other　early　eds。；　〃the　scythe〃　in　more　recent　ones。


342。　　Alas；　thou　lovely　lake！　etc。　　〃Observe　Scott's　habit　of　looking　at　nature；　neither　as　dead；　nor　merely　material；　nor　as　altered　by　his　own　feelings；　but　as　having　an　animation　and　pathos　of　its　own；　wholly　irrespective　of　human　passionan　animation　which　Scott　loves　and　sympathizes　with；　as　he　would　with　a　fellow　creature；　forgetting　himself　altogether；　and　subduing　his　own　humanity　before　what　seems　to　him　the　power　of　the　landscape。　。。。　Instead　of　making　Nature　anywise　subordinate　to　himself；　he　makes　himself　subordinate　to　HERfollows　her　lead　simplydoes　not　venture　to　bring　his　own　cares　and　thoughts　into　her　pure　and　quiet　presencepaints　her　in　her　simple　and　universal　truth；　adding　no　result　of　momentary　passion　or　fancy；　and　appears；　therefore；　at　first　shallower　than　other　poets；　being　in　reality　wider　and　healthier〃　（Ruskin）。


344。　　Bosky。　　Bushy；　woody。　　Cf。　Milton；　Comus；　313：　〃And　every　bosky　bourn　from　side　to　side；〃　Shakespeare；　Temp。　iv。　i。　81：　〃My　bosky　acres　and　my　unshrubb'd　down；〃　etc。


347。　　Seems　for　the　scene；　etc。　　The　MS。　has　〃Seems　all　too　lively　and　too　loud。〃


349。　　Duncraggan's　huts。　　A　h