575。　　Nor　faster　speeds　it；　etc。　　〃The　eager　fidelity　with　which　this　fatal　signal　is　hurried　on　and　obeyed；　is　represented　with　great　spirit　and　felicity〃　（Jeffrey）。
  577。　　Coil。　　Turmoil。　　Cf。　Shakespeare；　Temp。　i。　2。　207：
  〃Who　was　so　firm；　so　constant；　that　this　coil　　　　　　Would　not　infect　his　reason？〃
  C。　of　E。　iii。　1。　48：　〃What　a　coil　is　there；　Dromio？〃　etc。
  579。　　Loch　Doine。　　A　lakelet　just　above　Loch　Voil；　and　almost　forming　a　part　of　it。　　The　epithets　sullen　and　still　are　peculiarly　appropriate　to　this　valley。　　〃Few　places　in　Scotland　have　such　an　air　of　solitude　and　remoteness　from　the　haunts　of　men〃　（Black）。
  582。　　Strath…Gartney。　　The　north　side　of　the　basin　of　Loch　Katrine。
  583。　　Each　man　might　claim。　　That　is；　WHO　could　claim。　　See　on　i。　528　above。
  600。　　No　law　but　Roderick　Dhu's　command。　　Scott　has　the　following　note　here：
  〃The　deep　and　implicit　respect　paid　by　the　Highland　clansmen　to　their　chief；　rendered　this　both　a　common　and　a　solemn　oath。　In　other　respects；　they　were　like　most　savage　nations；　capricious　in　their　ideas　concerning　the　obligatory　power　of　oaths。　　One　solemn　mode　of　swearing　was　by　kissing　the　dirk；　imprecating　upon　themselves　death　by　that；　or　a　similar　weapon；　if　they　broke　their　vow。　　But　for　oaths　in　the　usual　form；　they　are　said　to　have　had　little　respect。　　As　for　the　reverence　due　to　the　chief；　it　may　be　guessed　from　the　following　odd　example　of　a　Highland　point　of　honour：
  'The　clan　whereto　the　above…mentioned　tribe　belongs；　is　the　only　one　I　have　heard　of　which　is　without　a　chief；　that　is；　being　divided　into　families；　under　several　chieftains；　without　any　particular　patriarch　of　the　whole　name。　　And　this　is　a　great　reproach；　as　may　appear　from　an　affair　that　fell　out　at　my　table；　in　the　Highlands；　between　one　of　that　name　and　a　Cameron。　　The　provocation　given　by　the　latter　was；　〃Name　your　chief。〃　　The　return　of　it　at　once　was；　〃You　are　a　fool。〃　　They　went　out　next　morning；　but　having　early　notice　of　it；　I　sent　a　small　party　of　soldiers　after　them；　which；　in　all　probability；　prevented　some　barbarous　mischief　that　might　have　ensued；　for　the　chiefless　Highlander；　who　is　himself　a　petty　chieftain；　was　going　to　the　place　appointed　with　a　small…sword　and　pistol；　whereas　the　Cameron　（an　old　man）　took　with　him　only　his　broadsword；　according　to　the　agreement。
  'When　all　was　over；　and　I　had；　at　least　seemingly；　reconciled　them；　I　was　told　the　words；　of　which　I　seemed　to　think　but　slightly；　were；　to　one　of　the　clan；　the　greatest　of　all　provocations'　（Letters　from　Scotland；　vol。　ii。　p。　221）。〃
  604。　　Menteith。　　See　on　i。　89　above。
  607。　　Rednock。　　The　ruins　of　Rednock　Castle　are　about　two　miles　to　the　north　of　Loch　Menteith；　on　the　road　to　Callander。　　Cardross　Castle　（in　which　Robert　Bruce　died）　was　on　the　banks　of　the　Clyde；　a　few　miles　below　Dumbarton。　　Duchray　Castle　is　a　mile　south　of　Lochard。　　Loch　Con；　or　Chon；　is　a　lakelet；　about　three　miles　northwest　from　Lochard　（into　which　it　drains）　and　two　miles　south　of　Loch　Katrine。
  611。　　Wot　ye。　　Know　ye。　　See　on　i。　596　above。
  622。　　Coir…nan…Uriskin。　　Scott　has　the　following　note　here：　〃This　is　a　very　steep　and　most　romantic　hollow　in　the　mountain　of　Benvenue；　overhanging　the　southeastern　extremity　of　Loch　Katrine。　　It　is　surrounded　with　stupendous　rocks；　and　overshadowed　with　birch…trees；　mingled　with　oaks；　the　spontaneous　production　of　the　mountain；　even　where　its　cliffs　appear　denuded　of　soil。　　A　dale　in　so　wild　a　situation；　and　amid　a　people　whose　genius　bordered　on　the　romantic；　did　not　remain　without　appropriate　deities。　　The　name　literally　implies　the　Corri；　or　Den；　of　the　Wild　or　Shaggy　Men。　　Perhaps　this；　as　conjectured　by　Mr。　Alexander　Campbell　（Journey　from　Edinburgh；　1802；　p。　109）；　may　have　originally　only　implied　its　being　the　haunt　of　a　ferocious　banditti。　　But　tradition　has　ascribed　to　the　Urisk；　who　gives　name　to　the　cavern；　a　figure　between　a　goat　and　a　man；　in　short；　however　much　the　classical　reader　may　be　startled；　precisely　that　of　the　Grecian　Satyr。　　The　Urisk　seems　not　to　have　inherited；　with　the　form；　the　petulance　of　the　silvan　deity　of　the　classics；　his　occupation；　on　the　contrary；　resembled　those　of　Milton's　Lubbar　Fiend；　or　of　the　Scottish　Brownie；　though　he　differed　from　both　in　name　and　appearance。　　'The　Urisks；'　says　Dr。　Graham；　'were　a　sort　of　lubberly　supernaturals；　who；　like　the　Brownies；　could　be　gained　over　by　kind　attention　to　perform　the　drudgery　of　the　farm；　and　it　was　believed　that　many　families　in　the　Highlands　had　one　of　the　order　attached　to　it。　　They　were　supposed　to　be　dispersed　over　the　Highlands；　each　in　his　own　wild　recess；　but　the　solemn　stated　meetings　of　the　order　were　regularly　held　in　this　Cave　of　Benvenue。　　This　current　superstition；　no　doubt；　alludes　to　some　circumstance　in　the　ancient　history　of　this　country'　（Scenery　on　the　Southern　Confines　of　Perthshire；　p。　19；　1806）。　It　must　be　owned　that　the　Coir；　or　Den；　does　not；　in　its　present　state；　meet　our　ideas　of　a　subterraneous　grotto　or　cave；　being　only　a　small　and　narrow　cavity；　among　huge　fragments　of　rocks　rudely　piled　together。　　But　such　a　scene　is　liable　to　convulsions　of　nature　which　a　Lowlander　cannot　estimate；　and　which　may　have　choked　up　what　was　originally　a　cavern。　　At　least　the　name　and　tradition　warrant　the　author　of　a　fictitious　tale　to　assert　its　having　been　such　at　the　remote　period　in　which　this　scene　is　laid。〃
  639。　　With　such　a　glimpse；　etc。　　See　on　28　above。
  641。　　Still。　　Stillness；　the　adjective　used　substantively；　for　the　sake　of　the　rhyme。
  656。　　Satyrs。　　〃The　Urisk；　or　Highland　satyr〃　（Scott）。
  664。　　Beal…nam…bo。　　See　on　255　above；　and　for　the　measure　of　the　first　half　of　the　line；　on　i。　73　above。
  667。　　'Cross。　　Scott　（1st　ed。）　prints　〃cross；〃　as　in　750　below。
  672。　　A　single　page；　etc。　　Scott　says：　〃A　Highland　chief；　being　as　absolute　in　his　patriarchal　authority　as　any　prince；　had　a　corresponding　number　of　officers　attached　to　his　person。　　He　had　his　body…guards；　called　Luichttach；　picked　from　his　clan　for　strength；　activity；　and　entire　devotion　to　his　person。　　These；　according　to　their　deserts；　were　sure　to　share　abundantly　in　the　rude　profusion　of　his　hospitality。　　It　is　recorded；　for　example；　by　tradition；　that　Allan　MacLean；　chief　of　that　clan；　happened　upon　a　time　to　hear　one　of　these　favorite　retainers　observe　to　his　comrade；　that　their　chief　grew　old。　　'Whence　do　you　infer　that？'　replied　the　other。　'When　was　it；'　rejoined　the　first；　'that　a　solider　of　Allan's　was　obliged；　as　I　am　now；　not　only　to　eat　the　flesh　from　the　bone；　but　even　to　tear　off　the　inner　skin；　or　filament？'　　The　hint　was　quite　sufficient；　and　MacLean　next　morning；　to　relieve　his　followers　from　such　dire　necessity；　undertook　an　inroad　on　the　mainland；　the　ravage　of　which　altogether　effaced　the　memory　of　his　former　expeditions　for　the　like　purpose。
  〃Our　officer　of　Engineers；　so　often　quoted；　has　given　us　a　distinct　list　of　the　domestic　officers　who；　independent　of　Luichttach；　or　gardes　de　corps；　belonged　to　the　establishment　of　a　Highland　chief。　These　are；　1。　The　Henchman。　　2。　The　Bard。　　See　preceding　notes。　3。　Bladier；　or　spokesman。　　4。　　Gillie…more；　or　sword…bearer；　alluded　to　in　the　text。　　5。　Gillie…casflue；　who　carried　the　chief；　if　on　foot；　over　the　fords。　　6。　　Gillie…　comstraine；　who　leads　the　chief's　horse。　　7。　　Gillie…　Trushanarinsh；　the　baggage…man。　　8。　　The　piper。　9。　The　piper's　gillie；　or　attendant；　who　carries　the　bagpipe　（Letters　from　Scotland；　vol。　ii。　p。　158）。　　Although　this　appeared；　naturally　enough；　very　ridiculous　to　an　English　officer；　who　considered　the　master　of　such　a　retinue　as　no　more　than　an　English　gentleman　of　？00　a　year；　yet　in　the　circumstances　of　the　chief；　whose　strength　and　importance　consisted　in　the　number　and　attachment　of　his　followers；　it　was　of　the　last　consequence；　in　point　of　policy；　to　have　in　his　gift　subordinate　offices；　which　called　immediately　round　his　person　those　who　were　most　devoted　to　him；　and；　being　of　value　in　their　estimation；　were　also　the　means　of　rewarding　them。〃
  693。　　To　drown；　etc。　　The　MS。　reads：
  〃To　drown　his　grief　in　war's　wild　roar；　　　　　　Nor　think　of　love　　and　Ellen　more。〃
  713。　　Ave　Maria！　etc。　　〃The　metrical　peculiarity　of　this　song　is　that　the　rhymes　of　the　even　lines　of　the　first　quatrain　（or　set　of　four　lines）　are　taken　up　as　those　of　the　odd　lines　in　the　second；　and　that　they　are　the　same　in　all　three　stanzas〃　（Taylor）。
  722。　　We　now　must　share。　　The　MS。　has　〃my　sire　must　share；〃　and　in　725　〃The　murky　grotto's　noxious　air。〃
  733。　Bow　us。　　See　on　i。　142；　and　cf。　749　below。
  754。　　Lanrick　height。　　Overlooking　Lanrick　Mead。　　See　on　286　above。
  755。　　Where　mustered；　etc。　　The　MS。　reads：
  〃Where　broad　extending　far　below；　　　　　　Mustered　Clan…Alpine's　martial　show。〃
  On　the　first　of　these　lines；　cf。　i。　88　above。
  773。　　Yell。　　See　on　357　above。
  774。　　Bochastle's　plain。　　See　on　i。　106　above。
  Canto　Fourth。
  2。　　And　hope；　etc。　　The　MS。　has　〃And　rapture　dearest　when　obscured　by　fears。〃
  5。　　Wilding。　　Wild；　a　rare　word；　used　only　in　poetry。　　Cf。　Tennyson；　Geraint　and　Enid：　〃And　like　a　crag　was　gay　with　wilding　flowers。〃　Spenser　has　the　noun　（=　wild