nce　for　having　trespassed　on　his　demesnes；　and　asking　him　if　he　knew　in　whose　presence　he　stood？　　The　youth　replied　that　he　now　supposed　him　to　be　the　lord　of　the　moors；　that　he　offended　through　ignorance；　and　offered　to　bring　him　the　game　he　had　killed。　　The　dwarf　was　a　little　mollified　by　this　submission；　but　remarked　that　nothing　could　be　more　offensive　to　him　than　such　an　offer；　as　he　considered　the　wild　animals　as　his　subjects；　and　never　failed　to　avenge　their　destruction。　　He　condescended　further　to　inform　him　that　he　was；　like　himself；　mortal；　though　of　years　far　exceeding　the　lot　of　common　humanity；　and　（what　I　should　not　have　had　an　idea　of）　that　he　hoped　for　salvation。　　He　never；　he　added；　fed　on　anything　that　had　life；　but　lived　in　the　summer　on　whortleberries；　and　in　winter　on　nuts　and　apples；　of　which　he　had　great　store　in　the　woods。　Finally；　he　invited　his　new　acquaintance　to　accompany　him　home　and　partake　his　hospitality；　an　offer　which　the　youth　was　on　the　point　of　accepting；　and　was　just　going　to　spring　across　the　brook　（which　if　he　had　done；　says　Elizabeth；　the　dwarf　would　certainly　have　torn　him　in　pieces）；　when　his　foot　was　arrested　by　the　voice　of　his　companion；　who　thought　he　had　tarried　long；　and　on　looking　round　again；　〃the　wee　brown　man　was　fled。〃　　The　story　adds　that　he　was　imprudent　enough　to　slight　the　admonition；　and　to　sport　over　the　moors　on　his　way　homewards；　but　soon　after　his　return　he　fell　into　a　lingering　disorder；　and　died　within　the　year'〃　（Scott）。
  302。　　Our　moonlight　circle's。　　The　MS。　has　〃Our　fairy　ringlet's。〃
  306。　　The　fairies'　fatal　green。　　〃As　the　Daoine　Shi'；　or　Men　of　Peace；　wore　green　habits；　they　were　supposed　to　take　offence　when　any　mortals　ventured　to　assume　their　favorite　color。　　Indeed；　from　some　reason；　which　has　been；　perhaps　originally　a　general　superstition；　green　is　held　in　Scotland　to　be　unlucky　to　particular　tribes　and　counties。　　The　Caithness　men；　who　hold　this　belief；　allege　as　a　reason　that　their　bands　wore　that　color　when　they　were　cut　off　at　the　battle　of　Flodden；　and　for　the　same　reason　they　avoid　crossing　the　Ord　on　a　Monday；　being　the　day　of　the　week　on　which　their　ill…omened　array　set　forth。　　Green　is　also　disliked　by　those　of　the　name　of　Ogilvy；　but　more　especially　it　is　held　fatal　to　the　whole　clan　of　Grahame。　　It　is　remembered　of　an　aged　gentleman　of　that　name　that　when　his　horse　fell　in　a　fox…chase；　he　accounted　for　it　at　once　by　observing　that　the　whipcord　attached　to　his　lash　was　of　this　unlucky　color〃　（Scott）。
  308。　　Wert　christened　man。　　Scott　says：　〃The　Elves　were　supposed　greatly　to　envy　the　privileges　acquired　by　Christian　initiation；　and　they　gave　to　those　mortals　who　had　fallen　into　their　power　a　certain　precedence；　founded　upon　this　advantageous　distinction。　Tamlane；　in　the　old　ballad；　describes　his　own　rank　in　the　fairy　procession：
  'For　I　ride　on　a　milk…white　steed；　　　　　　　And　aye　nearest　the　town；　　　　　Because　I　was　a　christen'd　knight；　　　　　　　They　give　me　that　renown。'〃
  312。　　The　curse　of　the　sleepless　eye。　　Cf。　Macbeth；　i。　3。　19：
  〃Sleep　shall　neither　night　nor　day　　　　　　Hang　upon　his　pent…house　lid；〃　etc。
  313。　　Part。　　Depart。　　See　on　ii。　94　above。
  322。　　Grisly。　　See　on　i。　704　above。
  330。　　Kindly。　　Kindred；　natural。　　See　Wb。；　and　cf。　Shakespeare；　Much　Ado；　iv。　1。　75：
  〃that　fatherly　and　kindly　power　　　　　That　you　have　in　her；〃　etc。
  345。　　All　is　glistening　show。　　〃No　fact　respecting　Fairy…land　seems　to　be　better　ascertained　than　the　fantastic　and　illusory　nature　of　their　apparent　pleasure　and　splendour。　　It　has　been　already　noticed　in　the　former　quotations　from　Dr。　Grahame's　entertaining　volume；　and　may　be　confirmed　by　the　following　Highland　tradition：'A　woman；　whose　new…born　child　had　been　conveyed　by　them　into　their　secret　abodes；　was　also　carried　thither　herself；　to　remain；　however；　only　until　she　should　suckle　her　infant。　　She　one　day；　during　this　period；　observed　the　Shi'ichs　busily　employed　in　mixing　various　ingredients　in　a　boiling　caldron；　and　as　soon　as　the　composition　was　prepared；　she　remarked　that　they　all　carefully　anointed　their　eyes　with　it；　laying　the　remainder　aside　for　future　use。　　In　a　moment　when　they　were　all　absent；　she　also　attempted　to　anoint　her　eyes　with　the　precious　drug；　but　had　time　to　apply　it　to　one　eye　only；　when　the　Daoine　Shi'　returned。　　But　with　that　eye　she　was　henceforth　enabled　to　see　everything　as　it　really　passed　in　their　secret　abodes；　she　saw　every　object；　not　as　she　hitherto　had　done；　in　deceptive　splendour　and　elegance；　but　in　its　genuine　colours　and　form。　　The　gaudy　ornaments　of　the　apartment　were　reduced　to　the　walls　of　a　gloomy　cavern。　　Soon　after；　having　discharged　her　office；　she　was　dismissed　to　her　own　home。　　Still；　however；　she　retained　the　faculty　of　seeing；　with　her　medicated　eye；　everything　that　was　done；　anywhere　in　her　presence；　by　the　deceptive　art　of　the　order。　One　day；　amidst　a　throng　of　people；　she　chanced　to　observe　the　Shi'ich；　or　man　of　peace；　in　whose　possession　she　had　left　her　child；　though　to　every　other　eye　invisible。　　Prompted　by　maternal　affection；　she　inadvertently　accosted　him；　and　began　to　inquire　after　the　welfare　of　her　child。　　The　man　of　peace；　astonished　at　being　thus　recognized　by　one　of　mortal　race；　demanded　how　she　had　been　enabled　to　discover　him。　Awed　by　the　terrible　frown　of　his　countenance；　she　acknowledged　what　she　had　done。　　He　spat　in　her　eye；　and　extinguished　it　for　ever。'
  〃It　is　very　remarkable　that　this　story；　translated　by　Dr。　Grahame　from　popular　Gaelic　tradition；　is　to　be　found　in　the　Otia　Imperialia　of　Gervase　of　Tilbury。　＇FN　#10＇　　A　work　of　great　interest　might　be　compiled　upon　the　original　of　popular　fiction；　and　the　transmission　of　similar　tales　from　age　to　age；　and　from　country　to　country。　The　mythology　of　one　period　would　then　appear　to　pass　into　the　romance　of　the　next　century；　and　that　into　the　nursery　tale　of　the　subsequent　ages。　　Such　an　investigation；　while　it　went　greatly　to　diminish　our　ideas　of　the　richness　of　human　invention；　would　also　show　that　these　fictions；　however　wild　and　childish；　possess　such　charms　for　the　populace　as　enable　them　to　penetrate　into　countries　unconnected　by　manners　and　language；　and　having　no　apparent　intercourse　to　afford　the　means　of　transmission。　　It　would　carry　me　far　beyond　my　bounds　to　produce　instances　of　fable　among　nations　who　never　borrowed　from　each　other　any　thing　intrinsically　worth　learning。　　Indeed　the　wide　diffusion　of　popular　factions　may　be　compared　to　the　facility　with　which　straws　and　feathers　are　dispersed　abroad　by　the　wind；　while　valuable　metals　cannot　be　transported　without　trouble　and　labour。　　There　lives；　I　believe；　only　one　gentleman　whose　unlimited　acquaintance　with　this　subject　might　enable　him　to　do　it　justice；I　mean　my　friend　Mr。　Francis　Douce；　of　the　British　Museum；　whose　usual　kindness　will；　I　hope；　pardon　my　mentioning　his　name　while　on　a　subject　so　closely　connected　with　his　extensive　and　curious　researches〃　（Scott）。
  355。　　Snatched　away；　etc。　　〃The　subjects　of　Fairy…land　were　recruited　from　the　regions　of　humanity　by　a　sort　of　crimping　system；　which　extended　to　adults　as　well　as　to　infants。　　Many　of　those　who　were　in　this　world　supposed　to　have　discharged　the　debt　of　nature；　had　only　become　denizens　of　the　'Londe　of　Faery'〃　（Scott）。
  357。　　But　wist　I；　etc。　　But　if　I　knew；　etc。　　Wist　is　the　past　tense　of　wit　（Matzner）。　　See　on　i。　596　above。
  371。　　Dunfermline。　　A　town　in　Fifeshire；　17　miles　northwest　of　Edinburgh。　　It　was　long　the　residence　of　the　Scottish　kings；　and　the　old　abbey；　which　succeeded　Iona　as　the　place　of　royal　sepulture；　has　been　called　〃the　Westminster　of　Scotland。〃　　Robert　Bruce　was　the　last　sovereign　buried　here。
  374。　　Steepy。　　Cf。　iii。　304　above。
  376。　　Lincoln　green。　　See　on　i。　464　above。
  386。　　Morning…tide。　　Cf。　iii。　478　above。
  387。　　Bourne。　　Bound；　limit。　　Cf。　the　quotation　from　Milton　in　note　on　iii。　344　above。
  392。　　Scathe。　　Harm；　mischief。　　Spenser　uses　the　word　often；　as　in　F。　Q。　i。　12；　34：　〃To　worke　new　woe　and　improvided　scath；〃　etc。　Cf。　Shakespeare；　K。　John；　ii。　1。　75：　〃To　do　offence　and　scathe　in　Christendom；〃　Rich。　III。　i。　3。　317：　〃To　pray　for　them　that　have　done　scathe　to　us；〃　etc。
  393。　　Kern。　　See　on　73　above。
  395。　　Conjure。　　In　prose　we　should　have　to　write　〃conjure　him。〃
  403。　　Yet　life　I　hold；　etc。　　Cf。　Julius　Caesar；　i。　2。　84：
  〃If　it　be　aught　toward　the　general　good；　　　　　　Set　honor　in　one　eye　and　death　i'　the　other；　　　　　　And　I　will　look　on　both　indifferently；　　　　　　For　let　the　gods　so　speed　me　as　I　love　　　　　　The　name　of　honor　more　than　I　fear　death。〃
  411。　　Near　Bochastle。　　The　MS。　has　〃By　Cambusmore。〃　　See　on　i。　103　and　106　above。
  413。　　Bower。　　Lodging；　dwelling。　　See　on　i。　217　above。
  415。　　Art。　　Affectation。
  417。　　Before。　　That　is；　at　his　visit　to　the　Isle。　　Cf。　ii。　96　fol。　above。
  418。　　Was　idly　soothed；　etc。　　The　MS。　has　〃Was　idly　fond　thy　praise　to　hear。〃
  421。　　Atone。　　Atone　for。　　Shakespeare　uses　the　verb　transitively　several　times；　but　in　the　sense　of　reconcile；　as　in　Rich。　II。　i。　1。　202：　〃Since　we　cannot　atone　you；〃　etc。　　Cf。　v。　735　below。
  433。　　If　yet　he　is。　　If　he　is　still　living。
  437。　　Train。　　L