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arly told of a famous freebooter; that he composed the tune known by the name of Macpherson's Rant while under sentence of death; and played it at the gallows…tree。  Some spirited words have been adapted to it by Burns。  A similar story is recounted of a Welsh bard; who composed and played on his death…bed the air called Dafyddy Garregg Wen。  But the most curious example is given by Brantome of a maid of honor at the court of France; entitled Mademoiselle de Limeuil: 'Durant sa maladie; dont elle trespassa; jamais elle ne cessa; ainsi causa tousjours; car elle estoit fort grande parleuse; brocardeuse; et tres…bien et fort a propos; et tres…belle avec cela。 Quand l'heure de sa fin fut venue; elle fit venir a soy son valet (ainsi que les filles de la cour en ont chacune un); qui s'appelloit Julien; et scavoit tres… bien jouer du violon。  〃Julien;〃 luy dit elle; 〃prenez vostre violon; et sonnez moy tousjours jusques a ce que vous me voyez morte (car je m'y en vais) la Defaite des Suisses; et le mieux que vous pourrez; et quand vous serez sur le mot; 'Tout est perdu;' sonnez le par quatre ou cing fois; le plus piteusement que vous pourrez;〃 ce qui fit l'autre; et elle…mesme luy aidoit de la voix; et quand ce vint 〃tout est perdu;〃 elle le reitera par deux fois; et se tournant de l'autre coste du chevet; elle dit a ses compagnes: 〃Tout est perdu a ce coup; et a bon escient;〃 et ainsi deceda。  Voila une morte joyeuse et plaisante。 Je tiens ce conte de deux de ses compagnes; dignes de foi; qui virent jouer ce mystere' (OEuvres de Brantome; iii。 507)。 The tune to which this fair lady chose to make her final exit was composed on the defeat of the Swiss of Marignano。  The burden is quoted by Panurge in Rabelais; and consists of these words; imitating the jargon of the Swiss; which is a mixture of French and German:

     'Tout est verlore;        La Tintelore;     Tout est verlore bi Got。'〃


362。  With what; etc。  This line is not in the MS。


369。  Battle of Beal' au Duine。  Scott has the following note here:

〃A skirmish actually took place at a pass thus called in the Trosachs; and closed with the remarkable incident mentioned in the text。  It was greatly posterior in date to the reign of James V。

'In this roughly…wooded island 'FN#13' the country people secreted their wives and children and their most valuable effects from the rapacity of Cromwell's soldiers during their inroad into this country; in the time of the republic。  These invaders; not venturing to ascend by the ladders along the lake; took a more circuitous road through the heart of the Trosachs; the most frequented path at that time; which penetrates the wilderness about half way between Binean and the lake by a tract called Yea… chilleach; or the Old Wife's Bog。

'In one of the defiles of this by…road the men of the country at that time hung upon the rear of the invading enemy; and shot one of Cromwell's men; whose grave marks the scene of action; and gives name to that pass。 'FN#14'  In revenge of this insult; the soldiers resolved to plunder the island; to violate the women; and put the children to death。  With this brutal intention; one of the party; more expert than the rest; swam towards the island; to fetch the boat to his comrades; which had carried the women to their asylum; and lay moored in one of the creeks。  His companions stood on the shore of the mainland; in full view of all that was to pass; waiting anxiously for his return with the boat。  But just as the swimmer had got to the nearest point of the island; and was laying hold of a black rock to get on shore; a heroine; who stood on the very point where he meant to land; hastily snatching a dagger from below her apron; with one stroke severed his head from the body。  His party seeing this disaster; and relinquishing all future hope of revenge or conquest; made the best of their way out of their perilous situation。  This amazon's great grandson lives at Bridge of Turk; who; besides others; attests the anecdote' (Sketch of the Scenery near Callander; Stirling; 1806; p。 20)。  I have only to add to this account that the heroine's name was Helen Stuart。〃


376。  No ripple on the lake。  〃The liveliness of this description of the battle is due to the greater variety of the metre; which resembles that of Marmion。  The three…accent lines introduced at intervals give it lightness; and the repetition of the same rhyme enables the poet to throw together without break all that forms part of one picture〃 (Taylor)。


377。  Erne。  Eagle。  See Wb。


392。  I see; etc。  Cf。 iv。 152 above。


396。  Boune。  See on iv。 36 above。  Most eds。 misprint 〃bound。〃


404。  Barded。  The reading of the 1st ed。 and that of 1821; 〃corrected〃 in all the recent ones into 〃barbed。〃  Scott doubtless wrote barded (= armored; or wearing defensive armor; but applied only to horses); a word found in many old writers。  Cf。 Holinshed (quoted by Nares): 〃with barded horses; all covered with iron;〃 etc。 See also Wb。  Scott has the word again in the Lay; i。 311:

    〃Above the foaming tide; I ween;      Scarce half the charger's neck was seen;      For he was barded from counter to tail;      And the rider was armed complete in mail。〃


405。  Battalia。  Battalion; army。  The word is not a plural of battalion; as some have seemed to think。  See Wb。


414。  Vaward。  In the vanward; or vanguard; misprinted 〃vanward〃 in some editions。  Shakespeare has the noun several times; as in Hen。 V。 iv。 3。 130: 〃The leading of the vaward;〃 Cor。 i。 6。 53: 〃Their bands i' the vaward;〃 and figuratively in M。 N。 D。 iv。 1。 110: 〃the vaward of the day;〃 etc。


419。  Pride。  Some eds。 misprint 〃power。〃


429。  As。  As if。  See on ii。 56 above。


434。  Their flight they ply。  The reading of the 1st ed。 and that of 1821。  Most of the eds。 have 〃plight〃 for flight; and Taylor has the following note on Their plight they ply: 〃The meaning of this is not very clear。  Possibly 'they keep up a constant fire;' but they seem in too complete a rout for that。〃  Cf。 iii。 318 above。


438。  The rear。  The 1st ed。 has 〃their rear。〃


443。  Twilight wood。  Cf。 403 above。  〃The appearance of the spears and pikes was such that in the twilight they might have been mistaken at a distance for a wood〃 (Taylor)。


449…450。  And closely shouldering; etc。  This couplet is not in the MS。


452。  Tinchel。  〃A circle of sportsmen; who; by surrounding a great space; and gradually narrowing; brought immense quantities of deer together; which usually made desperate efforts to breach through the Tinchel〃 (Scott)。


459。  The tide。  The 1st ed。 has 〃their tide。〃


473。  Now; gallants! etc。  Cf。 Macaulay; Battle of Ivry:

    〃Now by the lips of those ye love;       Fair gentlemen of France;      Charge for the golden lilies;       Upon them with the lance!〃


483。  And refluent; etc。  The MS。 reads:


    〃And refluent down the darksome pass       The battle's tide was poured;      There toiled the spearman's struggling spear;       There raged the mountain sword。〃


488。  Linn。  Here the word is = cataract。  See on i。 71 and ii。 270 above。


497。  Minstrel; away!  The MS。 has 〃Away! away!〃


509。  Surge。  Note the imperfect rhyme。  See on i。 223 above。


511。  That sullen。  The reading of the 1st ed。 and that of 1821; 〃the sullen〃 in many eds。


514。  That parts not; etc。  Lockhart quotes Byron; Giaour:

       〃the loveliness in death     That parts not quite with parting breath。〃


515。  Seeming; etc。  The MS。 reads:

    〃And seemed; to minstrel ear; to toll      The parting dirge of many a soul。〃

For part = depart; see on ii。 94 above。


523。  While by the lake; etc。  The MS。 reads:

    〃While by the darkened lake below      File out the spearmen of the foe。〃


525。  At weary bay。  See on i。 133 above。


527。  Tattered sail。  The 1st ed。 has 〃shattered sail;〃 not noted in the Errata。


532。  Saxons。  Some eds。 misprint 〃Saxon。〃


538。  Wont。  See on i。 408 above。


539。  Store。  See on i。 548 above。  Bonnet…pieces were gold coins on which the King's head was represented with a bonnet instead of a crown。


540。  To him will swim。  For the ellipsis; see on i。 528 above。


556。  Her billows; etc。  The 1st ed。 has 〃Her billow reared his snowy crest;〃 and 〃its〃 for they in the next line。


564。  It tinged; etc。  The MS。 has 〃It tinged the boats and lake with flame。〃

Lines 561…568 are interpolated in the MS。 on a slip of paper。


565。  Duncraggan's widowed dame。  Cf。 iii。 428 fol。 above。


567。  A naked dirk。  The 1st ed。 has 〃Her husband's dirk。〃


592。  Chime。  Music。  Cf。 iv。 524 above。


595。  Varied his look; etc。  The MS。 has 〃Glowed in his look; as swelled the song;〃 and in 600;

     〃his | glazing | eye。〃           | fiery   |


602。  Thus; motionless; etc。  Cf。 the Introduction to Rob Roy; 〃Rob Roy; while on his death…bed; learned that a person; with whom he was at enmity; proposed to visit him。  'Raise me from my bed;' said the invalid; 'throw my plaid around me; and bring me my claymore; dirk; and pistols: it shall never be said that a foeman saw Rob Roy MacGregor defenceless and unarmed。'  His foeman; conjectured to be one of the MacLarens; entered and paid h

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