. Scott's poems The Lady of The Lake with introductory sketch of life, notes, and glossarial index, to which is added an introduction to scott's poems (from Lay of the Last Minstrel) . w those Scottish Savages devour apart of their venison raw, without any further preparation thancomiiressing it between two batons of wood, so as to force outthe blood and render it extiemely havd. This they reckoned agreat delicacy; and when the Vidame partook of it his cum|di-ance with their tnste rendered him extremely popular.—ScoTT. Atn^try: of the Taghairm. Coilantogles ford. Justi-elow the mouth of L
. Scott's poems The Lady of The Lake with introductory sketch of life, notes, and glossarial index, to which is added an introduction to scott's poems (from Lay of the Last Minstrel) . w those Scottish Savages devour apart of their venison raw, without any further preparation thancomiiressing it between two batons of wood, so as to force outthe blood and render it extiemely havd. This they reckoned agreat delicacy; and when the Vidame partook of it his cum|di-ance with their tnste rendered him extremely popular.—ScoTT. Atn^try: of the Taghairm. Coilantogles ford. Justi-elow the mouth of Loch Vennachar,on the lower confluent of the Teith. There the knight wouU CANTO IV.] NOTES—THE TROPHECY. 157 be in the district which more properly owed allegiance to theScottish king, and could no further claim on the hosjiitableprotection of the Highland cliief. The following line naturallyimplies that the assault from which he ahstnins now is to lieginthen, and the mighty augury laid upon his fate to be The bittertis crySin^s us the lakes wild lullaby. A fine picture of loneliness and desolation. Thia is the ?rnlysound to lull the lake to ^ 5 < 2 3 THE LADY OF THE FIFTH. Cr^e Combat. FAIR as the earliest beam of eastern light,When first, by the bewildered pilgrim spied,It smiles upon the dreary brow of night, And silvers oer the torrents foaming tide,And lights the fearful path on mountain side ;— Fair as that beam, although the fairest far,Giving to horror grace, to danger pride, Shine martial Faith, and Courtesys bright all the wreckful storms that cloud the brow ofWar. II. That early beam, so fair and twinkling through the hazel screen,When, rousing at its glimmer red,The warriors left their lowly out upon the dappled sky,Muttered their soldier matins then awaked their fire, to steal,As short and rude, their soldier oer, the Gael around him threwHis graceful plaid of var
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