ROD. Lord Duke, thou hast charged me with treachery-thou art my liege lord-but who else dares maintain the accusation, lies in his throat.
HEN. (rushing from the sacristy.) Villain! I accept thy challenge!
ROD. Vain boy! my lance shall chastise thee in the lists-there lies my gage.
DUKE. Henry, on thy allegiance, touch it not. (To RODERIC.) Lists shalt thou never more enter; lance shalt thou never more wield (draws his sword.) With this sword wast thou dubbed a knight; with this sword I dishonor thee-I thy
ROD. Chief among our circles, I have but acted prince-(strikes him slightly with the flat of the according to our laws.
DUKE. Thou hast indeed observed the letter of our statutes, and woe am I that they do warrant this night's bloody work! I cannot do unto thee as I would, but what I can I will. Thou hast not indeed transgressed our law, but thou hast wrested and abused it: kneel down, therefore, and place thy hands betwixt mine. (RODERIC kneels as directed.) I degrade thee from thy sacred office (spreads his hands, as pushing RODERIC from him.) If after two days thou darest to pollute Bavarian ground by thy footsteps, be it at the peril of the steel and the cord (RODERIO rises.) I dissolve this meeting (all rise.) Judges and condemners of others, God teach you knowledge of yourselves! (All bend their heads-Duke breaks his rod, and comes forward.)
sword)-I take from thee the degree of knight, the dignity of chivalry. Thou art no longer a free German noble; thou art honorless and rightless; the funeral obsequies shall be performed for thee as for one dead to knightly honor and to fair fame; thy spurs shall be hacked from thy heels; thy arms baffled and reversed by the common executioner. Go, fraudful and dishonored, hide thy shame in a foreign land! (RODERIC shows a dumb expression of rage.) Lay hands on Bertram of Ebersdorf: as I live, he shall pay the forfeiture of his outlawry. Henry, aid us to remove thy father from this charnel-house. Never shall he know the dreadful secret. Be it mine to soothe his sorrows,
and to restore the honor of the House of Aspen.
"ABBOT," Verses from the, 691-2. Abercorn, Marquis of, suggestion of, re- garding a passage in Marmion, 85, n.; dedication of "The Lady of the Lake' to, 183.
Marchioness of, 105, n. Abercromby, Sir Ralph, tribute to the memory of, 105.
Achaius, King of Scotland, 169, n. Adam, Right Hon. William, a specimen of minstrel recitation obtained from, 553.
Addison, his criticism on Chevy Chase, 539, 540,
Adolphus, J. L., Esq. extracts from his "Letters on the Author of Waverley," 391, n.; 516, n.; 527, n.; 535. "AHRIMAN," 716.
Albania, a poem, extract from, 613. Albyn's Anthology, SONGs written for, 660, 661. 675, 676.
Alexander III. "the last Scottish king of the pure Celtic race, "542. Alexandre, Mons., the ventriloquist, "LINES ADDRESSED TO," 713. "ALICE BRAND," 213. 254, n. "ALLEN-A-DALE," 323.
Alvanley, Lady, 654, n.
Ambition, personification of, 277. "Ancient Mariner," Coleridge's, 559. 474.
"ANCIENT GAELIC MELODY," 679. Ancram Moor, battle of, 597. Anglo-Saxons, poetry of, 682. Angus, Archibald, sixth Earl of, called "Bell-the-Cat," 130. 143. 171. Angus, seventh Earl of, 40. 74. 194. 244. "AN HOUR WITH THEE," 720. "Annual Review," the critical notices from, 16. 32. 53.
ANNE OF GEIRSTEIN, Verses from, 724. Anthony Now Now, 555.
ANTIQUARY," Verses from the, 662-5. Anxiety, effect of, in giving acuteness to the organs of sense, 297. 356. Arbuthnot, Sir William, 662, n.; 704, n. Aram, Eugene, remarkable case of, 361. Archers, English, 126. 169. 462. 498.729.
Athole, John de Strathbogie, Earl of (temp. Rob I.), 480.
David de Strathbogie, Earl of (1335), 222, n. "AUCHINDRANE, or the Ayrshire trage- dy," 770.
Ayr, loyalty of the men of, rewarded by King Robert Bruce, 458, n.
BAILLIE, JOANNA, letter to, on Rokeby, 353. Prologue to her "Family Le- gend," 639. Dedication to her of "Macduff's Cross," 738.
105. 524, n.; 729, n. Balfour of Burley, epitaph on, 666. "BALLAD, THE ANCIENT, ESSAY ON IMITATIONS OF," 555. "BALLADS, IMITATIONS OF," 574.
FROM THE GERMAN," 609. and Poems, ancient, very few manuscript records of discovered, 543. Printed in Garlands, ib. Collections of, by Pepys, 543. The Duke of Roxburgh, ib. An anony- mous editor, ib. Miller and Chapman, 544. James Watson, ib. Allan Ram- say, ib. Dr. Percy, ib. Evans, 548. David Herd, 549. Pinkerton, ib. son, ib. Scott (the Border Minstrelsy), 550. Sir J. G. Dalzell, ib. Robert Jamieson, ib. Motherwell, 551. Fin- lay, ib. Kinloch, ib. C. K. Sharpe, ib. Charles Leslie, ib. Peter Buchan, ib. And Rev. C. H. Hartshorne, 552. Ballantyne, Mr. James, Border Minstrel- sy, the first work printed by him, 550. 570. Letters from Scott to, 236. 238. 292, 306. 310. 313. 322. 354. His re- marks on John Kemble's retirement from the Edinburgh stage, 671, n. Constable's sobriquets of, 713. Mr. John, 665.
Bangor, the Monks of, 672. "BANNATYNE CLUB, THE," 711. Bannatyne, George, compiler of ancient MSS., 711.
Bannerman, Miss Anne, her "Tales of Superstition and Chivalry," 559. Bannockburn, Battle of, 460; stanza 18 to end of the poem. See also notes, pp. 495. 501.
Bansters, what, 549, n. Barbauld, Mrs., 565. "BARD'S INCANTATION, THE," writ- ten under the threat of invasion, 1804, 632.
"BAREFOOTED FRIAR, THE," 681. Barnard Castle, 296. 306. 356. 360. Barrington, Shute, Bishop of Durham, 524.
"BATTLE OF SEMPACH," 619. Beacons, 32. 68.
Bealach-nam-bo, Pass of, 209. 253. Beal' an Duine, skirmish at, 233. 267. Beattie, Mr., of Mickledale, 13.
Dr., lines from, on the power of fancy, 305, n. Bellenden, 36. 71.
Sir James, 599, n. Belrinnes, Ballad of, 550. Bell-Rock Lighthouse, lines on visiting, 645.
Beltane-tree, the, 589. 593. Ben-an Mountain, 187. Benledi, 185. Benvenue, 187. Benvoirlich, 184.
Beresford, Field-marshal Lord, tribute to, 282, 283. His training the Portuguese troops, 291.
Blackford-hill, 122. Black-mail, 32. 263.
Blackwater, Battle of, in Ireland, 367. "BLACK KNIGHT'S SONG, THE," 683. Blackwood's Magazine, 551, n.; critical notices from, 408. 513. 536. Blair, Right Honorable Robert, Lord President of the Court of Session, death of, 269.
"BLONDEL, THE BLOODY VEST," Song of, 717.
Blood of which party first shed, an augury of success in battle, 212. 254. Blood-hound, or Sluith-hound, 59. 186. 240. 482.
"Blue-blanket," the, 704, n. "BOAT SONG," 197.
Bohun, Sir Henry de, his encounter with King Robert Bruce, 460. 496. "BOLD DRAGOON, or the Plain of Bada- jos," 642.
Bolero, a Spanish dance, 287. Bonaparte, Napoleon, allusions to in "The Vision of Don Roderick," 277. 281, 282. And in "The Field of Wa- terloo," 504-511, passim. Apostro- phe to the period of his fall, 455, 456. 642.
Bond of Alliance, or feud stanching, betwixt the clans of Scott and Kerr (1529), 57.
"Bonnets of Bonny Dundee," SONG to the air of, 759.
"BORDER BALLAD," 689. Borderers, English, excommunication of by the Bishop of Durham (1498), 246 Disorderly conduct of those who attend- ed the Protector Somerset, 74. Custom of hanging up a glove in a church as a challenge, 377.
Scottish, moss-troopers after the union of the crowns, 59. Religion, 60. Speed in collecting large bodies of horse, 68. Places of their herdsmen's refuge, ib. March-treason, 72. Form of Oath, ib. Instances of the cruelty which oc- casionally attended their warfare, 69. Regulations in 1648, 73. Friendly .n- tercourse with the English, 74. Foot ball play, ib. Pursuit of marauders called the hot-trod, 75. Robbers quell ed by K. James V., 247. Manner o carrying on depredations, 363. Taste for poetry and music, 542. Borough-moor of Edinburgh, 168. Bothwell, Adam Hepburn, Earl of (temp. Jac. IV.), 167.
Francis Stewart, Earl of (temp Jac. VI.), 244.
James Hepburn, Earl of (temp.
Mary), 74. 118.
"BOTHWELL Castle," 628. Bowhill, 52, n.
"BERTRAM, HARRY, Nativity of," 658. Brackenbury Tower, 314. 362. Berwick, North, 135.
Bracklinn Cascade, 195. 245
Bradford, Sir Thomas, 704. Branksome Castle, 18. 54, ib. "BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN," 379. See also 413.
"BRIDAL SONG" in Waverley, 647. LAMMERMOOR,' "BRIDE OF
from the, 678-9. "Bridge of Dee," poem of the, 552. Brigg, or Bridge of Turk, 185. British Critic, notices from the, 9. 89. 298. 355. 436, 437. 440. 445. 467. 729. 738. 747.
"Brooch of Lorn," the, 424. 476. Brodick Castle, Arran, 448. 489. Bruce, King Robert, defeats John of Lorn, 473. Defeated by the Lord of Lorn, 476. Crowned at Scoon, 476. Subse- quent disasters, ib. His compunction for violation of the sanctuary by the slaughter of Comyn, 481. Excommu- nicated for it, ib. Observed omens- one of a spider, ib. Traced by a blood- bound, 482. Sequel to that adventure told by Barbour, 484. Tradition that he was at the battle of Falkirk inaccu- rate, 483. Crossed the Peninsula of Cantyre, 488. Landing in Arran, 443. 488. Instance of his humanity, 445. 489. His landing in Carrick, 449. 451 | 490, 491. Defeats the Earl of Pem- broke, 493. Blockade of Stirling Cas- tle, 456. 494. Affected by Leprosy, and founds the Monastery of King's Case, 491-2. His arrangements for the Battle of Bannockburn, 495. Encoun- ter with Sir Henry de Bobun, 459. 496. Battle of Bannockburn, 460 to end of the poem, and 495 to end of the notes. Disinterment of his remains at Dun- fermline, 437, n.
Edward, brother of King Robert, 489.493.
Nigel, another brother of the King, 480.
Sir John, of Kinross, 549. Mrs., of Arnot, ib.
Brunne, Robert de, 540. 546. Brunswick, Duke of, slain at Jena, 104, 105. "Bryce Snailsfoot's Advertise- ment," 700.
Brydone, Patrick, Esq., 177. Buccaniers, 309, 357. 360. 362. 365. Buccleuch, ancestors of the house of, 17, n. 54, 55, 56. Romantic origin of the name, 76.
Charles, Duke of, 95, n. LETTERS IN VERSE to, 645. 673.
Harriet, Duchess of, 12. 95, n. Death of, 412. Tribute to her Memo- ry, 466.
and Monmouth, Anne, Du- chess of, 18, n. Buchan, Mr. Peter, his Collection of Bal- lads, 552. Buchanan of Arnprior, "King of Kip- pen," 268.
Burns, Robert, his "Scots wha' hae wi' Wallace bled," 497. Structure of Verse used by him, 543. The poet most capable to relieve and height- en the character of ancient poetry, 559. Bury, Lady Charlotte, introduced the author to M. G. Lewis, 565, and to Lady Anne Hamilton, 602. Byron, Lord, Remarks on a conversation betwixt him and Captain Medwin, 13. 572. His Satire on Marmion, 81. Lines on Pitt and Fox, 85, 86. Re- semblance between part of Parasina and a scene in Marmion, 101, n. No- tice by him of the imitators of Sir Wal- ter Scott, 294, n., 295, n. His imita- tion of a passage in the Lord of the Isles, 454, n. Notes on Waterloo, 291. 502 to 507, passim. Poem on his moth- er's marriage, 552. Parallel passages from, 203, n., 279. 297. 302. 321. 387. 421. 433. 443. 454. 503, 508.
CADOGAN, Colonel, tribute to the memo- Coneybeare's, Rev. Mr., his illustrations of Anglo-Saxon poetry, 554. Congreve's "Mourning Bride," 524. Conscience, 296. 299.
"CADYOW CASTLE," 598.
Cadell, Mr. Robert, his recollections of "The Lady of the Lake," 181, n. "Cairns," 68.
Caledonian Forest and wild cattle, 598. 600. 602.
Cambusmore, 185. Cameron, Colonel, killed at Fuentes de Honoro, 290.
Colonel, of Fassiefern, killed at Quatre-Bras, 509. 665.
Sir Ewan of Lochiel, 264. Cameronians, 604. Camp, a favorite deg of the author's, 115. Campbell, Thomas, 169. "The Bard of Hope," 561. His admiration of the poem "Cadyow Castle," 602.
Lady Charlotte. See "Bury." Canna, island and town of, 440. 486. Canning, Right Hon. George, a writer in the Anti-Jacobin, 124, n. 796. Cantyre, peninsula of, 488. Caraccioli, Prince, 794, n. "CARLE, now the King's come," Part i., 702. Part ii., 703. Caroline, Princess of Wales, 105, n. Cartwright, Dr., the first living poet the
author recollected of having seen, 560. Cassilis, the Earl of (temp. Jac. VI.), 779. Bond by him to his brother, 771. "CASTLE OF THE SEVEN SHIELDS," ballad of the, 527.
Castilians, their skill in fighting with darts, 61.
Catiline, death of, 506, n. Cave, Mac-Alister's, in Strathaird, 485. Caxton, William, 117.
Celts, the, 541. Their music and poetry, 541-2. 567-8.
Chalmers, George, his "Caledonia," 163. His edition of Sir David Lindsay's Works, 166. 268. Chapel Perilous, 86. 154. Chapman, Walter, an early Scottish prin- ter. SeeMillar and Chapman.' Charles I., King, 364. 369.
--X. of France, in Edinburgh, 125, n.
Prince Edward, one of his places of retreat, 242. Charms, healing, 31. 67. Charter-stones, 492
Chace, the royal, in Ettrick Forest, 160. Chastity, punishment for broken vows of, 102. 164.
Chatterton, Thomas, 558. "CHEVIOT," 631. "Chevy Chase," 539, 540. "Child of Elle, The," 548. Chivalry, 38. 66. 72. 76. 369. "Christ's Kirk on the Green," 543. Christmas, 137. 173.
Cid, the, in Spain, metrical poems of, 538. "CLAUD HALCRO'S VERSES," 695, 696. 698.
Claverhouse, Grahame of. See Dundee. Clerk, Sir George, his tenure of Penny- cuik, 606. 703, n.
John, Esq., of Eldin, author of an Essay upon Naval Tactics, 604, n.
John, Esq. (Lord Eldin), 711, n. William, Esq., 573. "CLEVELAND'S SONGS," 698. Coir-nan-Uriskin, 209. 252. Coleridge, S. T., his "Ancient Marin- er," 474. 559. His " Christabel," 13. "The Bridal of Triermain," an imita- tion of his style, 408. Colkitto, 470.
Collins, his flights of imagination, 383.
Colman's "Random Records," 753. Colwulff, King of Northumberland, 100. 163.
Combat, single, 38. 66. 72, 73. 132. 172. 223. 263.
Constable, Mr. Archibald, his "bold and liberal industry," 14. Extract from a letter of the author to, 714, n.
George, Esq. (Jonathan Old- buck), 567. CONTRIBUTIONS of Scott to
STRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BOR DER," 537-608.
Coronach of the Highlanders, 206. 251. Cornwallis, Marquis of, 638.
"COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS," Mottoes from, 726.
"COUNTY GUY," Song, 709. Cowper, 561.
Cox, Captain, of Coventry, 549. Cranstoun, family of, 57. 65.
George, Esq., consulted by the author on his attempts at composition, 14, n.
Crichton Castle, 118. 167.
Critical Review, notices from, 16. 21. 25. 33. 37. 45. 47. 141. 149. 187. 192. 197. 239. 270. 272. 297, 298, 299. 311. 313. 318. 354. 381. 383. 420. 429. 439, 440. 444. 533. 536, 606. Cromwell, Oliver, his conduct at Marston Moor, 314. 357. 359. "CRUSADER'S RETURN, THE," 681 "Cumnor Hall," poem of, 548. Cunningham, Allan, his bailad poetry, 559. Critical remarks on Auchindrane, 795, n.
Cup, a drinking one, at Dunevegan, 474. "Curch, the," worn by Scottish mat- rous, 250. "CYPRESS WREATH, THE," 335.
DACRE, families of, 70. Dahomay, spell of, 402. Dalhousie, Earl of, tribute to, 645. Dalkeith, Charles, Earl of (afterwards Duke of Buccleuch), dedication of "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" to, 16. See Buccleuch.
Harriet, Countess of (afterward Duchess of Buccleuch), 12. See also Buccleuch.
Town and Castle of, 607. Dalzell, (now) Sir J. G., his collection of Scottish poems, 550.
Sir William, his combat with Sir Piers Courtenay, 156.
"DANCE OF DEATH, THE," 654. Danes, the, invasion of Northumberland by, 323. 366. Traces of their religion in Teesdale, 366.
Daoine Shi', or "men of peace," 176. 259, 260.
David I., King, founded Melrose Abbey, 60. A sore saint for the crown, 2, . "Dead bell," the, 164. Death of Leith-hall, poem of the, 552. Death, presages of, 250. "DEATH CHANT," 722.
OF KEELDAR, THE," 723. Debateable Land, the, 77. Deloraine, lands of, 58. DONALD CAIRD's come again," 676. Donjon, what, 156. "DON RODERICK, THE VISION OF,* 269.
"DOOM OF DEVORGOIL," 753. Douglas, the House of, 177. Ancien sword belonging to, 172.
Archibald, third Earl of, called "Tine-man," 245. 730.
"The Good Lord James" charg ed to carry the Bruce's heart to the Hoy Land, 481. In Arran, 490. Make prisoners of Murray and Boukle, ib Often took the Castle of Dong'as. 493 His Larder," ib. At Bannockburn 460. 495. 497, 499.
Douglas, Wm., eighth Earl of, stabbed by K. James II. in Stirling Castle, 225. 264.
William, "the knight of Liddes- dale," 24. 61.
Gawain, Bishop of Dunkeld, 143. of Kilspindie, affecting story of,
265. Doune Castle, 225. DRAMATIC PIECES, "Halidon Hill," 729. "Macduff's Cross," 748. "The Doom of Devorgoil," 753. "Auchin- drane," 784. "The House of Aspen," 812.
Drinking to excess, custom of, in the Western Islands, 475. Dryburgh Abbey, 595.
Dryden, his account of his projected epic poem of "The Round Table," 155. Duelling, 263, 264.
Duergar (northern dwarfs), 259. Duff, Adam, Esq., 645, n. Dundas, Right Honorable William, 14, n.; 18, n.; 81.
Dundee, Viscount (Graham of Claver- house), 33. His character, 243,
Review, the, critical extracts from, on the Lay of the Last Minstrel, 16, 17, 18, 19. 23. 31. 33. 43. 48, 49, 50, 51. 53. On Marmion, 85. 92. 101. 104. 132. 143. 146, 147. 151, 152. On the Lady of the Lake, 183. 196. 201, 202, 203. 205. 208. 217. 225. 230. 238, 239. On the Vision of Don Roderick, 276. 280. 283-4. And on the Lord of the Isles, 414. 420. 423, 424. 451. 461. 465. 467.
Edward I., King, his vindictive spirit, 481. His employment of the Welsh in his Scottish wars, 494. Sets out to de- stroy the Bruce, 438. 486. His death, 486.
II. at Bannockburn, 461. His gallantry, 499. His fight, ib.
III., Motto on his shield, 546. EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE, To the Memory of," 673. Egliston Abbey, 307. 360. Visited by Scott, 319.
Eigg, cave in the Island of, the scene of a dreadful act of vengeance, 487. Eildon Hills, 63. "Elfin Gray, the," translated from the Danish, 255. Ellis, George, Esq., critical notices by, 50, n.; 124. 153. Dedication to him of the Fifth Canto of Marmion, 124. "ELSPETH'S BALLAD," 663. Elves, 260. See Fairies."'
Erskine, Thomas Lord, speech of, on hu- manity towards animals, 498.
William, Esq. (Lord Kinnedder), consulted by Scott on his attempts in composition, 14. Dedication to the Third Canto of Marmion, 104. Pas- sage in Rokeby quoted by him as de- scriptive of the Author, 316. Reputed author of "The Bridal of Triermain," 413. 521.
Mrs., Epitaph on, 685. "ESSAY ON POPULAR POETRY," 537. ON IMITATIONS OF THE AN- CIENT BALLAD," 555. Ettrick Forest, 160.
Eugene Aram, remarkable case of, 361. Evans, Mr. T., his collection of Ballads,
Mr. R. H., his republication of that Collection, 548.
"EVE OF ST. JOHN," 594. See also 568. 573.
Evil principle, the, 716. Ezekiel, quotation from the prophecies of, 221, n.
FAC-SIMILE of Sir Walter Scott's Manu- script of THE LADY OF THE LAKE (for page 202), placed after the Contents. Fain, meaning of, 322, n. Fairies, 165. 259, 260, 261. 285. "FAIR MAID OF PERTH," Verses from the, 721-4.
"Fair Rosamond," ballad of, 555. Fancy, power of, in youth, 305. Lines on, from Beattie, ib., n. "FAREWELL TO MACKENZIE, High Chief of Kintail," from the Gaelic, 652.
"FREDERICK AND ALICE," 618. French army in the Peninsula, move ments of applied to in the prophecies of Joel, 289. Retreat of, March, 1811, 289.
Frere, Right Hon. J. H. A writer in the "Antijacobin," 124, n.; 812. His imitations of the ancient ballad, 558. "Friar Rush, 116. 166. "FROM THE FRENCH," 657. Fuentes de Honoro, action of, 290. Fullarton of Kilmichel, family of, 495. "FUNERAL HYMN," 683.
"GAELIC MELODY, ANCIENT," 689. Galt, John, Esq., epilogue to his tragedy of "The Appeal," 675. Garlands (small ballad miscellanies),
"GELLATLEY's, Davie," Songs, 648. 650. 652.
Janet, alleged witch-
craft, 650. George IV., King, his opinion of the au- thor's poetry, 238, n. LINES on his Visit to Scotland, 702, 703, 704. "GERMAN BALLADS, translated or imi tated," 609 to 626. German hack but-men, 70.
language, similarity of the, to the Old English and Scottish, 567.
literature, introduction of, into this country, 562. Afterwards fell into disrepute, 812.
"Ghaist's Warning, the," translated from
the Danish Kæmpe Viser, 257.
"Felon Sow of Rokeby," hunting of the, Ghost of the Lady Bothwellhaugh, 603. by the Friars of Richmond, 371. Ferragus and Ascabart, 190. 242, Feuds, 55, 56, 57. 784.
FIELD OF WATERLOO," poem of the, 502.
Fiery Cross, the, 201, 202. 248. Fingal's Cave at Staffa, 440. 487. Finlay, Mr. John, his collection of bal- lads, 551. His imitations of the ballad style, 559.
FIRE KING," ballad of the, 616. 573.
Flanders, manner of reaping in, 511. Fletcher, his comedy of Monsieur Thom- as, 554. Flodden, account of the battle of, 146. 178.
"Flodden Field," an ancient English poem, extracts from, 88, n.; 167-8. 178.
Florinda, daughter of Count Julian, 285. Flower of Yarrow," Mary Scott, 71. 161.
"Flying Dutchman, the," 361. "Following" (feudal retainers), 128, n. Football, game of, 74. 657. Forbes, Sir William (author of "The Life of Beattie"), tribute to his memo- ry, 115, 166.
son of the preceding, 115, 115, n. "FOR A' THAT, AN' A' THAT," 644.
Encampment, Scottish mode of, in 1547, Forgeries of documents, 176.
Gifford, village and castle of, 107. 164. Gilbert, Davies, Esq., 557, n. Gili-Doir Magrevollich, the conception of
Gil Morrice, ballad of, 571. Glamour, 29. 65.
"GLEE-MAIDEN," Song of the, 722. Glee-maidens, 231. 266.
Glencairn "The Good Earl" of, 601. 603, 802.
"GLENCOE, on the Massacre of," 642. "GLENFINLAS," 589.
Glenfruin, conflict of, between the Mac gregors and the Colquhouns, 246. Glengarry. See Macdonnell. Goblin-Hall, the, 164. Goblin-Page, Lord Cranstoun's, 64. Goethe, 562. 812.
Golagrus and Gawane, the knightly tale of, 544, n.
Goldsmith, Oliver, his imitations of ballad poetry, 559.
"GOLDTHRED'S SONG," 692. Gordon, Adam, gallant conduct of, at Homildon Hill, 730.
Colonel, the Hon. Sir Alexander, killed at Waterloo, 509. Græme, or Grahame, families of, 77, 243. 291. Graham, Rev. Dr., Notes from his Sketches of Perthshire, 185 passim 263.
Sir John the, 243. 291. Sir Thomas, Lord Ly nedoch, 291 "GRAY BROTHER, THE," 604. Greta Bridge, 360.
River, 308. 316. 360, 361. 364. "Grey Mare's Tail," the, a cataract 161.
Grotto on the estate of Strathaird, de scription of, 485. Guisards of Scotland, 174. Gunn, John, a noted Highland cateran, story of, 262.
"GUY MANNERING," Verses from, 658.
Robert, Esq., advocate, 645, n. Sir Thomas, Lord Advocate (temp. Jac. VI.), 789.
Right Hon. W. G. (Single- speech Hamilton), 395, n. Hardy knute, ballad of, 544. 549. 558. The first poem the author learnt, 558, n. "Harlaw, the Battle of," an ancient bal- lad, 544.
'HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS," 512. HARFAGER, Song of," 695. "HARP, Song of the," 337. "HATTERAICK, DIRK, Song of," 659. Hawks, 76.
Hawthornden, 605. 607, n. Hayley, William, Esq., 561. Hayman, Mrs., 105, n.
"HEALTH TO LORD MELVILLE," 637. "HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN," Verses from the, 677-679. Heath-burning, 252.
Heber, Richard, Esq., dedication of the sixth canto of Marmion to, 138. Hebridean chiefs, fortresses of, 474. "HELLVELLYN," 633. Henry VI., King of England, at Edin- burgh, 169.
Hepburn, family of, 74. See Bothwell. Heraldry, 72. 157. 166.
Herd, Mr. David, his collection of Scot- tish songs, 549 711.
Herder's popular ballads, or Volkslieder, 571.
Heriot or Herezeld, 35, n.
Heron, William, of Ford, and his lady, 129. 157. 170.
of Gilmerton, 604. "Hero's Targe," a rock in Glenfinlas,
Highlanders, Scottish, their hospitality, 243. Music, 196. 243. 245. The Bard, a family officer, 243. Epithets of their chiefs, 245. Boat-songs, 246. Hardi- hood, 247. Henchman, ib. Tutelar spirits, 250. Brogue or shoe, ib. Cor- onach, 206. 251. Respect paid to their chiefs, 252. Oaths, ib. Body guards and domestic officers of the chiefs, 253. Cookery, 261. Creaghs or fo- rays, 262. Trust-worthiness, ib. Tar- gets and Broadswords, 264. Modes of inquiring into futurity, 253. Ancient custom respecting marriage, 479. Hogg, Mr. James, "The Ettrick Shep- herd," his "Mountain Bard," 161. 164. His story of the "Dead Bell," ib. "Pilgrims of the Sun," 467, n. "Poetic Mirror," 413. His ballad poetry, 559.
Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, 161. Home, family of, 74.
Lord Chamberlain to James IV., his conduct at Flodden, 179. Homer, 89, n.; 380. 537, 538, 539. Homildon-hill, battle of, 729. Horsemanship, 170.
Horses, shrieking of, in agony 462. 498.
Hostelrie. See Inn. Hotspur. See Percy.
Hot-trod, the, pursuit of Border Marau- ders, 75.
"HOUSE OF ASPEN, THE," a tragedy, 812.
Howard, Lord William, "Belted Will Howard," 70.
Howell ap Rys, a Welsh chieftain, 377. Howison of Braehead, his adventure with James V., 268.
"Houlat, the Buke of the," 542, n. Hunting, 184, 185, 186. 240. 365. 600. 613.
aerial, superstition of, 613. Hunting-mass," 93. "HUNTING SONG," 638.
HUNTSMAN, Lay of the Imprisoned," 236.
Huntly, Marquis of, the last Duke of Gordon, 704.
"HYMN FOR THE DEAD," 52. FUNERAL, 683. REBECCA'S," 682.
"I ASKED OF MY HARP," Song, 715. Ilay, Island of, 470. Inch-Cailliach (the Isle of Nuns), 251. Indians, the North American, 362. Inn, or Hostelrie, Scottish accommoda- tions of an, in the 16th century, 164. Iol of the heathen Danes, 173. Irish, the ancient Tanistry, 367. Dress, ib. Bards, 374. Chiefs required to as- sist Edward I. in his Scottish wars, 494. Isles, Western, of Scotland, 470. 474 to 476. 483.
"IVANHOE," Verses from, 681-684.
JACOBITISM, the last contests of, recited in ballads, 557.
James I., King of Scotland, his "Christ Kirk on the Green," 543. His educa- tion and poetry, 546.
III., rebellion against, 168. In- ventory of his treasure and jewels, 492.
IV. His person and dress, 128. Penance of, 168. His belt, 170. Ap- parition to, at Linlithgow, 168. Death of, at Flodden, 179.
V. in minority, 244. Quells the Border robbers, 247. His progress to the Isles, ib. Why called King of the Commons," 265. His attachment to archery, ib. Adventures in disguise, 267.
VI., his conduct respecting the Mures of Auchindrane, 788. Jamieson, Rev. Dr. John, his edition of "Wallace and Bruce," 414. 500, n.
Mr. Robert, his collection of ballads, 551. 588. Jeffrey, Francis, now Lord, his success professionally and in literature, 10. 14. Extracts from his Criticisms on Scott's poetry. See Edinburgh Review. "JOCK OF HAZELDEAN," 660. Joel, application of a passage from the Prophecies of, 289.
Johnson, Dr., his ridicule of the ballad style, 560. Reflections on visiting Iona, 441, n.
Jongleurs, or Jugglers, 266. Julian, Count, 285. 287. "JUVENILE Lines from Virgil," 627. on a Thunder Storm," on the Setting Sun,"
K. KEITH, Sir Alexander, 705. Kelpy, a river spirit, 250. KEMBLE, JOHN PHILIP, his Farewell Address on taking leave of the Edin- burgh stage," 671. His opinion of
"The House of Aspen" in relation to the stage, 812.
Kendal, a contemporary of Thomas the Rhymer, 546.
"KENILWORTH," Verses from, 692-4. Speech of the Porter at.
693. Kennedy, Sir Gilbert, of Barganie, 783. Sir Thomas, of Cullayne, 784. Ker or Carr, family of, 57. Kerrs and Scotts, fends of the, ib. "Kempe Viser, the," a collection of heroic songs, 255.
King's Case, well and monastery of, 491. Kinloch, Mr. G. R., his collection of ba lads, 551.
Kirkwall, church and castle of, 78. "Kittle Nine Steps," the, 310, Knighthood, 72.
to J. G. Lok- hart, Esq., on the composition of a da's Epitaph, 712.
Leven, Earl of, 357, 358. Lewis, M. G., some particulars respet ing him, 563. His "Monk, 564. Bis poetry, ib. His "Tales of Wonder 569. His correspondence with the thor, 572. Leyden, Dr. John, his "Spectre Shix" 362. Ballad poetry, 559. A Comic- utor to Lewis's Tales of Wonder. 569. His Ballad of " The Cloud King,' 573. His death, 138, n.; 441. 487. Lham-dearg, the Spirit of Glenmore, 165 250.
Lichfield Cathedral stormed in the c.vd war, 179. Lindesay, Sir David, of the Mount, 117. Edition of his works by Mr. George Chalmers, 167.
-Lord of the Byres, 603. Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, 161. "LINES ON FORTUNE," 726.
TO SIR CUTHBERT SHARP,** ON CAPTAIN Wogan,” 651. When with Poetry dealing."
See JUVENILE."
Linlithgow Palace, description of, 119, «. Littlecote Hall, story of a murder com- mitted in, 375.
Llywarch Hen, a translation from the heroc elegies of, 374.
Loch Coriskin, 432, 433. 487, 484. Lochard, description of, 185. "LOCHINVAR," Lady Heron's song 123. Loch Katrine, 181, n.; 187. Loch of the Lowes, 96. 161. Loch Ranza, 441. 488. Loch Skene, 96. 161.
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