Brackenbury Tower, 306. 356.
Bracklinn Cascade, 188. 236. Bradford, Sir Thomas, 696. Branksome Castle. 9. 44, ib.
"BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN," 373. See also 408.
"BRIDAL SONG" in Waverley, 642. "BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR," Verses from the, 672-3.
"Bridge of Dee," poem of the, 551. Brigg, or Bridge of Turk, 178.
British Critic, notices from the, 1. 82. 291. 347. 431, 432. 435. 439. 461. 721. 729. 737.
"Brooch of Lorn," the, 419. 471. Brodick Castle, Arran, 442, 485. Bruce, King Robert, defeats John of Lorn, 467. Defeated by the Lord of Lorn, 471. Crowned at Scoon, 470. Subsequent disasters, ib. His com- punction for violation of the sanctu- ary by the slaughter of Comyn, 476. Excommunicated for it, ib. Observed omens-one of a spider, ib. Traced by a bloodhound, ib. Sequel to that adventure told by Barbour, 479. Tra- dition that he was at the battle of Falkirk inaccurate, 478. Crossed the Peninsula of Cantyre, 483. Landing in Arran, 437. 484. Instance of his humanity, 440. 484. His landing in Carrick, 443. 445. 485, 486. Defeats the Earl of Pembroke, 488. Blockade of Stirling Castle, 450. 490. Affected by Leprosy, and founds the Monastery of King's Case, 487. His arrangements for the Battle of Bannockburn, 491. Encounter with Sir Henry de Bohun, 453, 492. Battle of Bannockburn, 454 to end of the poem, and 491 to end of the notes. Disinterment of his re- mains at Dunfermline, 431, n. Bruce, Edward, brother of King Ro- bert, 484. 489.
Nigel, another brother of the King, 474.
Sir John, of Kinross, 548. Mrs, of Arnot, ib.
Brunne, Robert de, 539. 545. Brunswick, Duke of, slain at Jena, 97. 'Bryce Snailsfoot's Advertisement,"
Brydone, Patrick, Esq. 170. Buccaniers, 302. 350. 353. 355, 356. 358. Buccleuch, ancestors of the house of, 8, n. 44, 45, 46. 55. Romantic origin of the name, 67.
Charles, Duke of, 87, n. LET- TERS IN VERSE to, 641. 667.
Harriet, Duchess of, 4. 87. 87, n. Death of, 407. Tribute to her Memory, 460.
and Monmouth, Anne, Du- chess of, 8, n. Buchan, Mr. Peter, his Collection of Ballads, 550.
Buchanan of Arnprior, "King of Kip- pen," 260.
Burns, Robert, his "Scots wha' hae wi' Wallace bled," 493. Structure of Verse used by him, 542. The poet
most capable to relieve and heighten the character of ancient poetry, 558. Bury, Lady Charlotte, introduced the author to M. G. Lewis, 563, and to Lady Anne Hamilton, 599. Byron, Lord, Remarks on a conversa- tion betwixt him and Captain Med- win, 5. 570. His Satire on Marmion, 74. Lines on Pitt and Fox, 78, 79. Resemblance between part of Para- sina and a scene in Marmion, 93, n. Notice by him of the imitators of Sir Walter Scott, 287, n. 288, n. His imi- tation of a passage in the Lord of the Isles, 449, n. Notes on Waterloo, 284. 499 to 504, passim. Poem on his mother's marriage, 551. Parallel pas- sages from, 195, n.; 196. 272. 290. 295. 313. 381. 416. 420. 438. 449. 500. 504, 505.
CADOGAN, Colonel, tribute to the me- mory of, 275.
"CADYOW CASTLE," 595.
Cadell, Mr. Robert, his recollections of "The Lady of the Lake," 174, n. "Cairns," 59.
Caledonian Forest and wild cattle, 595. 597. 599.
Cameron, Colonel, killed at Fuentes de Honoro, 283.
Colonel, of Fassiefern, killed at Quatre-Bras, 505. 649.
Sir Ewan of Lochiel, 256. Cameronians, 601. Camp, a favourite dog of the author's, 107.
Campbell, Thomas, 161. "The Bard of Hope," 560. His admiration of the poem "Cadyow Castle," 599.
Lady Charlotte. See "Bury." Canna, island and town of, 434. 481. Canning, Right Hon. George, a writer in the Anti-Jacobin, 116, n. 796. Cantyre, peninsula of, 483. Caraccioli, Prince, 794, n. "CARLE, now the King's come," Part i. 695. Part ii. 696.
Caroline, Princess of Wales, 97. n. Cartwright, Dr., the first living poet the author recollected of having seen,
Cassilis, the Earl of (temp. Jac. VI.), 779. Bond by him to his brother, 771. "CASTLE OF THE SEVEN SHIELDS," ballad of the, 526.
Castilians, their skill in fighting with darts, 51.
Catiline, death of, 503, n.
Cave, Mac-Alister's, in Strathaird, 480. Caxton, William, 109.
Celts, the, 541. Their music and poe- try, 541. 566. Chalmers, George, his "Caledonia," 155. His edition of Sir David Lind- say's Works, 158. 261. Chapel Perilous, 79. 145. Chapman, Walter, an early Scottish printer. See " Millar and Chapman." Charles I., King. 358. 363.
X. of France, in Edinburgh, 117, n.
Prince Edward, one of his places of retreat, 233. Charms, healing, 23, 24. 57. Charter-stones, 487.
Chace, the royal, in Ettrick Forest, 151. Chastity, punishment for broken vows of, 94. 156.
Chatterton, Thomas, 557. "CHEVIOT," 627.
"Chevy Chase," 539, 540.
"Child of Elle, The," 547- Chivalry, 28. 56, 57. 63. 67. 363. "Christ's Kirk on the Green," 542. Christmas, 128. 165, 166.
Cid, the, in Spain, metrical poems of, 538.
"CLAUD HALCRO'S VERSES," 687. 689. 691.
Claverhouse, Grahame of. See Dundee. Clerk, Sir George, his tenure of Penny- cuik, 603. 695, n.
John, Esq. of Eldin, author of an Essay upon Naval Tactics, 601, n. John, Esq. (Lord Eldin), 703, n. William, Esq. 571. "CLEVELAND'S SONGS," 690. Coir-nan-Uriskin, 201, 244. Coleridge, S. T., his "Ancient Mariner," 468. 558. His "Christabel," 5. "The Bridal of Triermain," an imitation of his style, 373. 402. Colkitto, 464.
Collins, his flights of imagination, 377. 404.
Colman's "Random Records," 742. Colwulff, King of Northumberland, 92.
Combat, single, 28. 56, 57. 63, 64. 124. 164. 214. 255.
Comyn, the Red, 419. 423. 472. 476. Coneybeare's, Rev. Mr., his illustrations of Anglo-Saxon poetry, 553. Congreve's "Mourning Bride," 523. Conscience, 289. 292.
Constable, Mr. Archibald, his "bold and liberal industry," 6. Extract from a letter of the author to, 706, n. George, Esq. (Jonathan Old- buck) 565. CONTRIBUTIONS of Scott to "MINSTREL SY OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER," 537- 605.
Coronach of the Highlanders, 198. 243. Cornwallis, Marquis of, 633.
"COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS," Mottoes from, 717.
"COUNTY GUY," Song, 701. Cowper, 560.
Cox, Captain, of Coventry, 548. Cranstoun, family of, 47. 55.
George, Esq. consulted by the author on his attempts at compo- sition, 5, n.
Crichton Castle, 110. 159. Critical Review, notices from, 7. 12. 16. 24. 27. 35. 37. 132. 140. 180. 185. 190. 230. 264. 266. 290, 291, 292. 303. 306. 311. 346. 375. 377. 415. 424. 433, 434. 438. 531. 534. 603.
Cromwell, Oliver, his conduct at Mar- ston Moor, 307. 350. 352. "CRUSADER'S RETURN, THE," 674. "Cumnor Hall," poem of, 547. Cunningham, Allan, his ballad poetry, 558. Critical remarks on Auchin- drane, 795, n.
Cup, a drinking one, at Dunevegan, 469. "Curch, the," worn by Scottish mat rons, 241.
"CYPRESS WREATH, THE," 328.
DACRE, families of, 61. Dahomay, spell of, 396.
Dalhousie, Earl of, tribute to, 640. Dalkeith, Charles, Earl of, (afterwards Duke of Buccleuch) dedication of "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" to, 7. See Buccleuch.
Harriet, Countess of, (after- wards Duchess of Buccleuch) 4. See also Buccleuch.
Town and Castle of, 603.
Dalzell, (now) Sir J. G., his collection
of Scottish poems, 549.
Sir William, his combat with Sir Piers Courtenay, 147. "DANCE OF Death, The," 649. Danes, the, invasion of Northumber- land by, 316. 360. Traces of their re- ligion in Teesdale, 360.
Daoine Shi,' or "men of peace," 168. 250. 252.
David I. King, founded Melrose Abbey, 51. A sore saint for the crown, 14, 2. "Dead bell," the, 156.
Death of Leith-hall, poem of the, 551. Death, presages of, 242. "DEATH CHANT," 713.
"OF KEELDAR, THE," 714. Debateable Land, the, 68. Deloraine, lands of, 49.
"DONALD CAIRD'S come again," 670. Donjon, what, 147.
"DON RODERICK, THE VISION OF," 263. "DOOM OF DEVORGOIL," 742. Douglas, the House of, 169. sword belonging to, 164.
Archibald, third Earl of, called "Tine-man," 236. 722.
"The Good Lord James " charged to carry the Bruce's heart to the Holy Land, 476. In Arran, 485. Makes prisoners of Murray and Bonkle, ib. Often took the Castle of Douglas, 489. His "Larder," ib. At Bannockburn, 454. 491. 493. 496.
Wm. eighth Earl of, stabbed by K. James II. in Stirling Castle, 217.256.
William, "the knight of Lid- desdale," 15. 52.
124. 134. 137, 138. 142, 143. On the Lady of the Lake, 176. 189. 193, 194. 196. 198. 200. 209. 217. 222. 229. 230. On the Vision of Don Roderick, 270. 273, 274. 276, 277. And on the Lord of the Isles, 409, 415, 418, 419, 435. 446. 455. 459, 460. Edward I. King, his vindictive spirit 475. His employment of the Welsh in his Scottish wars, 490. Sets out to destroy the Bruce, 433. 481. His death,
Epic Poem, a receipt to make an, 374. Poetry, 373.
"EPILOGUES." To The Appeal, a Tra- gedy, 669. Play of St. Ronans Well, 705. Queen Mary, 706. "EPITAPHS."-Miss Seward, 635. Jon o' ye Girnell, 657. Balfour of Burley, 660. Mrs. Erskine, 678. The Rev. George Scott, 717. "ERL KING, THE," 622. Errol, Earl of, 697. Erskine, Thomas Lord, speech of, on humanity towards animals, 495.
to the MUSE," 694.
SONG OF THE," 331.
"Felon Sow of Rokeby,," hunting of the by the Friars of Richmond, 365. Ferragus and Ascabart, 183. 233. Feuds, 45, 46, 47.770.
"FIELD OF WATERLOO," poem of the, 499.
Fiery Cross, the, 194, 195. 239. Fingal's Cave at Staffa, 435. 482. Finlay, Mr. John, his collection of bal- lads, 550. His imitations of the bal- lad style, 558.
"FIRE KING," ballad of the, 612. 571. Flanders, manner of reaping in, 508. Fletcher, his comedy of Monsieur Tho- mas, 553.
Flodden, account of the battle of, 137 170.
"Flodden Field," an ancient English
poem, extracts from, 81, n.; 159. 170. Florinda, daughter of Count Julian, 278. "Flower of Yarrow," Mary Scott, 62. 152.
'Flying Dutchman, the," 355.
Following," (feudal retainers,) 119, n. Football, game of, 65. 651.
Forbes, Sir William, (author of "The Life of Beattie,") tribute to his me- mory, 107. 158.
son of the preceding, 108,
108, n. "FOR A' THAT, AN' A' THAT," 639. Forgeries of documents, 170. "FORTUNE, Lines on," 717.
"FORTUNES OF NIGEL," Mottoes from the, 697-9.
Foster-children, 363.
Fox, Right Honourable Charles James, "among those who smiled on the ad- venturous minstrel," 6. Never ap- plied to by Scott regarding his ap- pointment as a Clerk of Session, 74. Tribute to his memory, 78. His com- pliment to the author of "The Monk,' 562.
Franchemont, superstitious belief re- garding the Castle of, 130. 169. Fraser, [or Frizel] Sir Simon, ancestor of the family of Lovat, fate of, 474. Frederick II. King of Prussia, under valued the literature of his country, 560.
"FREDERICK AND ALICE," 614. French army in the Peninsula, move-
ments of applied to in the prophecies of Joel, 282. Retreat of, March 1811, 233. Frere, Right Hon. J. H. A writer in the "Antijacobin," 116, n.; 796. His imitations of the ancient ballad, 557. "Friar Rush," 108. 158. "FROM THE FRENCH," 651. Fuentes d'Honoro, action of, 283. Fullarton of Kilmichel, family of, 490. "FUNERAL HYMN,” 677.
LINES on his Visit to Scotland, 695, 696.
"GERMAN BALLADS, translated or imi- tated," 606 to 622. German hackbut-men, 61.
language, similarity of the, to the Old English and Scottish, 565. literature, introduction of, into Afterwards fell
this country, 560. into disrepute, 796. "Ghaist's Warning, the," translated from the Danish Kæmpe Viser, 249. Ghost of the Lady Bothwellhaugh, 599. Gifford, village and castle of, 99. 156. Gilbert, Davies, Esq. 556, n.
Gili-Doir Magrevollich, the conception of, 241.
Gil Morrice, ballad of, 569. Glamour, 20. 56.
"GLEE-MAIDEN," Song of the, 714. Glee-maidens, 222. 258,
Glencairn, "The Good Earl" of, 598. 600. 787,
"GLENCOE, on the Massacre of,” 638. "GLENFINLAS," 586.
Glenfruin, conflict of, between the Mac- gregors and the Colquhouns, 237. Glengarry. See Macdonnell. Goblin-Hall, the, 156.
Goblin-Page, Lord Cranstoun's, 55. Goethe, 560. 796.
Golagrus and Gawane, the knightly tale of, 543, n.
Goldsmith, Oliver, his imitations of bal- lad poetry, 558.
"GOLDTHRED'S SONG," 685. Gordon, Adam, gallant conduct of at Homildon Hill, 722.
Colonel, the Hon. Sir Alexan- der, killed at Waterloo, 506. Græme, or Grahame, families of, 68. 234. 284.
Graham, Rev. Dr., Notes from his Sketches of Perthshire, 178 passim
Sir John the, 234.
Sir Thomas, Lord Lynedoch,
284. "GRAY BROTHER, THE," 601. Greta Bridge, 353.
river, 301. 309. 353. 354. 358. "Grey Mare's Tail," the, a cataract, 153.
Grotto on the estate of Strathaird, de- scription of, 480.
Guisards of Scotland, 166.
Gunn, John, a noted Highland cateran, story of, 254.
"GUY MANNERING," Verses from, 652.
HADDINGTON, CHARLES, tenth Earl of, 695.
Haig of Bemerside, family of, 579. Hailes, Lord, 469. 486, 487. 491. 703. Hairibee, 12.
"HALBERT GLENDINNING, TO," 679. 's INCANTATION," 679.
SECOND INTERVIEW," 680. "HALIDON HILL," a dramatic sketch, 721.
Halkett, Mrs., of Wardlaw, author of "Hardyknute," 548.
Hall, Captain Basil, 505, n.
Sir James, 52. 505, n.
Hamilton, family of, 595.
Alexander, Duke of, 695. Right Hon. Lady Anne, 597. of Bothwellhaugh, account of his assassination of the Regent Mur- ray, 595.
Lord Claud, 599. Robert, Esq. advocate, 640. n.
Hamilton, Sir Thomas, Lord Advocate, (temp. Jac. VI.) 774.
Right Hon. W. G. (Single- speech Hamilton) 389, n. Hardyknute, ballad of, 544. 548. 556. The first poem the author learnt, 556, n. "Harlaw, the Battle of," an ancient bal- lad, 544. "HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS," 511. HARFAGER, Song of," 628. 'HARP, Song of the," 329. "HATTERAICK, DIRK, Song of," 653. Hawks, 67.
Hawthornden, 602, 603, n. Hayley, William, Esq. 560. Hayman, Mrs., 97, n.
"HEALTH TO LORD MELVILLE," 633. "HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN," Verses from the, 670-2. Heath-burning, 243.
Heber, Richard, Esq. dedication of the sixth canto of Marmion to, 129. Hebridean chiefs, fortresses of, 468. "HELLVELLYN," 629.
Henry VI. King of England, at Edin- burgh, 161.
Hepburn, family of, 65. See Bothwell. Heraldry, 63. 148. 158.
Herd, Mr. David, his collection of Scot- tish songs, 548. 703.
Herder's popular ballads, or Volkslie- der, 569.
Heriot or Herezeld, 25, n.
Heron, William, of Ford, and his lady, 120. 148. 162.
of Gilmerton, 601. "Hero's Targe," a rock in Glenfinlas, 203. 245.
Highlanders, Scottish, their hospitality, 234. Music, 189. 234. 237. The Bard, a family officer, 234. Epithets of their chiefs, 237. Boat-songs, ib. Hardi- hood, 238. Henchman, 239. Tutelar spirits, 242. Brogue or shoe, 243. Coronach, 198. 243. Respect paid to their chiefs, 243, 244. Oaths, 244. Body guards and domestic officers of the chiefs, ib. Cookery, 253. Creaghs or forays, 254. Trust-worthiness, ib. Targets and Broadswords, 255. Modes of inquiring into futurity, 244. Ancient custom respecting marriage, 473. Hogg, Mr. James, "The Ettrick Shep- herd," his "Mountain Bard," 152, n. ; 156. His story of the "Dead Bell," 156. "Pilgrims of the Sun," 460, n. Poetic Mirror," 408. His ballad poetry, 558.
Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, 153. Home, family of, 65.
--Lord Chamberlain to James IV., his conduct at Flodden, 171. Homer, 82, n.; 374. 537, 538, 539. Homildon-hill, battle of, 721.
"I ASKED OF MY HARP," Song, 707. Ilay, Island of, 464.
Inch-Cailliach, (the Isle of Nuns,) 242. Indians, the North American, 356. Inn, or Hostelrie, Scottish accommoda- tions of an, in the 16th century, 156. Iol of the heathen Danes, 165. Irish, the ancient Tanistry, 361. Dress, ib. Bards, 368. Chiefs required to as- sist Edward I. in his Scottish wars, 490.
Isles, Western, of Scotland, 464. 468 to 471.477. 478.
"IVANHOE," Verses from, 674-678.
JACOBITISM, the last contests of, recited in ballads, 556.
James I. K. of Scotland, his "Christ Kirk on the Green," 542. His educa- tion and poetry, 545.
III. rebellion against, 160. In- ventory of his treasure and jewels,
IV. His person and dress, 120. Penance of, 160. His belt, 162. Ap- parition to, at Linlithgow, 160. Death of, at Flodden, 171.
V. in minority, 235. Quells the Border robbers, 238. His progress to the Isles, ib. Why called "King of the Commons," 257. His attachment to archery, ib. Adventures in dis- guise, 259, 260.
VI. his conduct respecting the Mures of Auchindrane, 773. Jamieson, Rev. Dr. John, his edition of "Wallace and Bruce," 409. 496, n. Jamieson, Mr. Robert, his collection of ballads, 549. 585.
Jeffrey, Francis, now Lord, his success professionally and in literature, 2. 6. Extracts from his Criticisms on Scott's poetry. See Edinburgh Review. "JOCK OF HAZELDEAN," 654. Joel, application of a passage from the Prophecies of, 282.
Johnson, Dr., his ridicule of the ballad style, 559. Reflections on visiting Iona, 435, n.
Jongleurs, or Jugglers, 258. Julian, Count, 278. 280.
"JUVENILE Lines from Virgil," 623. on a Thunder Storm,"
Hot-trod, the, pursuit of Border Marau- ders, 66.
"HOUSE OF ASPEN, THE," a tragedy, 796.
Howard, Lord William, "Belted Will Howard," 61.
Howell ap Rys, a Welsh chieftain, 371. Howison of Braehead, his adventure with James V., 260. "Houlat, the Buke of the," 542, n. Hunting, 177, 178, 179. 231. 316. 359. 597. 610.
aërial, superstition of, 610. Hunting-mass," 86.
KEITH, Sir Alexander, 697. Kelpy, a river spirit, 242. "KEMBLE, JOHN PHILIP, his Farewell Address on taking leave of the Edin- burgh stage," 665. His opinion of “The House of Aspen" in relation to the stage, 796.
Kendal, a contemporary of Thomas the Rhymer, 545.
"KENILWORTH," Verses from, 685-7. -, Speech of the Porter at, 685. Kennedy, Sir Gilbert of Barganie, 771.
Learmont, Thomas, see "Thomas of Erceldoune."
"LEGEND OF MONTROSE," Verses from the, 673-4.
Lennel house, seat of Patrick Brydone, Esq., 170.
Lennox, district of the, 237.
"Lenoré" Bürger's, 564.
Leprosy, 487.
Leslie, Charles, a ballad-singer, 550.
Lesly, General David, at the battle of Marston Moor, 351.
"LETTERS IN VERSE" to the Duke of Buccleugh, 641. 647.
-" to J. G. Lockhart,
Esq. on the composition of Maida's Epitaph, 704.
Leven, Earl of, ib. (1644.) 350, 351. Lewis, M. G., some particulars respect- ing him, 562. His "Monk," ib. His poetry, 563. His "Tales of Wonder," 566. His correspondence with the
author, 570. Leyden, Dr. John, his "Spectre Ship," 355. Ballad poetry, 558. A Contri- butor to Lewis' "Tales of Wonder," 567. His Ballad of "The Cloud King," 571. His death, 130, n.; 435. 483. Lham-dearg, the Spirit of Glenmore, 157.242.
Lichfield Cathedral stormed in the civil war, 171.
Lindesay, Sir David, of the Mount, 109. Edition of his works by Mr. George Chalmers, 158.
Lord of the Byres, 600. Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, 153. "LINES ON FORTUNE," 717.
TO SIR CUTHBERT SHARP," 712. ON CAPTAIN WOGAN," 646. When with Poetry dealing,"
Linlithgow Palace, description of, 111, n. Littlecote Hall, story of a murder com-
Llywarch Hen, a translation from the
heroc elegies of, 369.
Loch Coriskin, 427, 428. 478, 479. Lochard, description of. 178. "LOCHINVAR," Lady Heron's song, 121. Loch Katrine, 174, n; 180.
Loch of the Lowes, 88. 152. Loch Ranza, 436. 483.
Loch Skene, 89. 153.
"LOCKHART, J. G. Esq. Letter in Versc to, on the Composition of Maida's Epitaph," 704
"LOCKHART'S LIFE OF SIR WALTER
SCOTT," Notes Explanatory and Cri- tical from, 6, ib. 8, 9. 36. 40. 42. 74, 75. 78. 97. 143, 144. 173, 174, 175, 176. 263, 264. 275. 277. 311, 312. 345. 347. 375. 402, 403. 407. 462. 507. 511. 593. 599. 603. 618. 622, 623, 624. 627. 633, 634. 641.660. 666. 712. 717. 775.
"Lord Henry and Fair Catherine," bal- lad of, 556.
"LORD OF THE ISLES," 407.
"Lord of the Isles," 464. Controversy regarding the representation of the, 465.
Lorn, the House of, 467.
Love, power of, 19. The gift of heaven,
AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES," in the order of their com- position or publication, 623-719. LYRICAL PIECES. See SONGS. "LYULPH'S TALE," 379.
MACDONALD, RANALD, Esq. of Staffa, "LINES ADDRESSED TO," 641. Macdonell, the late Colonel Ronaldson of Glengarry, 697.
Macdonalds suffocated in the Cave of Eigg, 482.
MacDougal, of Lorn, family of, 467. 471. "MACDUFF'S CROSS," 738.
MacDuff, law of the clan, ib. Macallister's cave in Strathaird, de- scription of, 480.
MacGregor, Rob Roy, 245. 656, n. "MACGREGOR'S GATHERING," 656.
MACIVOR'S, FLORA, SONG," 645. "MACLEAN, WAR SONG, OF LACH- LAN," High Chief of, 648. MacLellan, tutor of Bomby, beheaded by the Earl of Angus, 169. MacKay, Mr. Charles, of the Edin- burgh Theatre, 705. MacKenzie, Colin, Esq. of Portmore, 107, n. Henry, Esq. 548. His Essay on German literature, 561.
the Hon. Mrs. Stewart, 648, High Chief of Kintail, "FAREWELL TO," 647. IMITATION Of,
ib. Mackintosh, Sir James, his Opinion of the Lay of the Last Minstrel, 15, n; 36, n; and Lady of the Lake, 176, n. "MACKRIMMON'S LAMENT," 669. MacLeod of MacLeod, family of, 422, n.; 469. 669.
MacLeod, Laird of, his Cruel Revenge on the Macdonalds of Eigg, 482. MacNeil of Barra, family of, 468. MacPherson, James, publisher of Os- sian's Poems, 548. 566. "MADGE WILDFIRE'S SONGS," 670- 672.
Maggie Lauder," song of, 553. Magic, 52, passim, 57. 66. 157. 169. 302. n.'; 355. 357.
"MAID OF NEIDPATH, THE," 632. "MAID OF TORO, THE," 631. Maida, Battle of, 506.
Maida's Epitaph, Letter on the Com- position of, 704.
"MAJOR BELLENDEN'S SONG," 660. Maitland MSS., 548.
Sir Richard of Lethington, 16th century, poem by, 150. Makers, (of poetry,) the, 538, 539.
Marmion, family of, 148.
Robert de, 165.
Marriott, Rev. John, dedication to him of the Second Canto of Marmion, 86. Marston-Moor, Battle or, 350–352. Martin, Rev. John, minister of Mer- toun, 99, n.
Dr. John, his description of the Western Highlands, 241. Mary, Queen of Scots, (Epilogue,) 706. "MASSACRE OF GLENCOE," on the, 638. Massena, Marshal, 282, 283, ib. Maurice, Abbot of Inchaffray, 494. Mauthe-Doog, the, Isle of Man, 71. Mayburgh, mound at, 379. 405. Mazers, drinking cups, 488.
Medwyn's, Captain, remarks on his Conversations of Lord Byron, 5. 570,
Melbourne, Lord, 570, 571. Melrose Abbey, 13, 14. 51, 52.
-, battle of, 46.
Melville, Henry, Lord Visc., "HEALTH TO," a song on his acquittal in 1806, 633. Death of, in 1811, 264. Robert, Lord, 696. "Men of Peace." See Daoine Shi. Merlin, 265. 278. 578. 586. "MERMAIDS AND MERMEN," Song of the, 688.
Mickle, W. J., his imitations of ballad
poetry, 547. 553. 558.
Milan, artists of, their skill in armoury, 147.
Millar and Chapman, their Miscellany, the earliest surviving specimen of the Scottish press, 543.
Millar, Colonel, of the Guards, 505. Mingarry Castle, 464.
Minstrels, order and office of, 544. 554. 'MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BOR- DER, "Scott's Contributions to, viz Introductory Remarks on Popular Poetry, 537. Appendix to, 552. Essay on Imitations of the Ancient Ballad, 554. Appendix to, 569. Imitations of the Ancient Ballad, 572-605. Minto Crags, 50, "MONASTERY," Verses from the, 678- 684.
Monk, Lewis' Romance of the, 562. "MONKS OF BANGOR'S MARCH," 666. Monmouth, Duke of, 8, n. Montague, dedication of Marmion to, 76. His collection of ballads destroyed by fire, 543-4. Monthly Review, critical notices from, on the Lay, 7. Marmion, 77. 86. 88. 94. 136. 142, 143. The Lady of the Lake, 213. The Vision of Don Rode- rick, 266. 269. 271. Rokeby, 298, 299. 305, 306. 324. 328. 338. 342. 346. The Lord of the Isles, 419. 432. 435. 449. 455. 457. 461. The Field of Water- loo, 503; and on Halidon Hill, 734. 737.
Montrose, James, first Marquis of, 234. Moors, the invasion of Spain by, 278. Moore, Sir John, omission of his name in the poem of "Don Roderick," the author censured for, 277. 283-4. Moore, Thomas, Esq., his imitations of the ballad style, 558.
Morritt, J. B. S., Esq., letter to, on the
death of Lord Melville and President Blair, 264. On the Vision of Don Roderick, 277. Dedication to him of Rokeby, 289. Letter on Rokeby, 311. "Morte Arthur," romance of the, ex- tract from regarding the "Chapell Perilous," 145.
Mortham Castle, description of, 355. Morton, Earl of, Regent, 236. 598. Moss-troopers, 48. See Borderers. Motherwell, William, his collection of ballads, 550.
Mottoes, "sooner make thay find them," 660.
"MOTTOES from the Waverley Novels,"
658 passim 719.
Mull, the Sound of, 464. Mummers, English, 166.
Murder, superstition formerly resorted to for the discovery of, 773. Mure, John of Auchindrane, 770. His son James, 772.
Murray, Thomas, Randolph, Earl of, at Bannockburn, 454. 489. 491. 493. the Regent, death of, 595. Mr. William, manager of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, 707. "MY AUNT MARGARET'S MIRROR," Mottoes from, 713. Mysteries, ancient, 166
NEAL NAIGHVALLACH, an Irish King of the fourth or fifth century, 362. "Neck Verse," the, 12. Necromancy, 47, 48. 66.
Nelson, Lord, tribute to the memory of, 77. 104. "Unpleasant chapter in his history," 794, n.
Newark Castle, on the Yarrow, 9. Nicholas, Grand-Duke (now Emperor) of Russia, "VERSES sung after a din- ner given to him at Edinburgh," 656. "No, John, I will not own the book," 647.
"NOBLE MORINGER, THE," 618. "NORA'S VOW," 655.
Norham Castle, 147.
"NORMAN-HORSE SHOE, THE" 630.
Penance vaults, 155.
Penrith, "Round table" of, 379. 405. Pepys, Secretary, his collection of bal- lads, 543.
Pepper, Father, 565.
Percy, Bishop, his copy of "Chevy Chace," 540. "Reliques of Ancient Poetry," 544. Imitations of the an- cient ballad, 557.
Henry, at Homildon Hill, 721. -Thomas, his defence of the bishop against Ritson's criticism, 547. "PEVERIL OF THE PEAK," Mottoes from, 699-701.
"PHAROS LOQUITUR,” 640. Philipson, Major Robert, called "Ro- bin the Devil," 372. Pibroch, the, 237.
"PIBROCH OF DONALD DHU," 655. Picton, Sir Thomas, 505. Picts, the, a Celtic race, 541. Pilgrims, 151.
Pinkerton, John, his collection of bal- lads, 548. 703. List of Scottish poets, 543.
"PIRATE," Verses from the, 687-693. Pisistratus, Homer's Works, collected by, 538.
Pitcairn, Robert, Esq. Editor of "Cri- minal Trials of Scotland," 775. Ex- tracts from his work, 771, 772. 774. "PITT CLUB of Scotland, SONGS written for the," 639, 640.
Pitt, Right Hon. William, 633. "Among those who smiled on the adventurous minstrel," 6. Procured for Scott the office of Clerk of Session, 73, 74. Tri- butes to his memory, 76. 143. His grave beside that of Mr. Fox, 78, 79. Plotcock, summons of, preceding the battle of Flodden, 125. 165. 649. "POACHER, THE," 636. "POETRY, POPULAR, Introductory Re- marks on," 537. Continuation of the subject under the title of "Essay on the Imitations of the Ancient Ballad," 554. "POETRY, ROMANTIC, Remarks on," 373. State of the art of, at the end of the 18th century, 560. Poniatowski, Count, 504. Ponsonby, Sir William, 505.
Pope, lines from, on the ruling passion, 98, n.
Ross, John, Earl of, his treaty with K. Edward IV., 463.
Ross, William, Earl of, deed containing his submission to K. Robert Bruce, 492.
Sir Walter, 484. "Round Table," 145. 405.
Roxburghe Club, the, 704.
John, Duke of, 543. 566. Rum, Island of, 482. Russell, Major-General Sir James, of Ashestiel, 73.
Rutherford, Miss Christian, aunt of Sir Walter Scott, 173. 622.
of Hunthill, family of, 67.
ST. CLAIR, family of, 69, 70. "SAINT CLOUD," 648.
Saint John, Vale of, 405.
St Mary's Lake, 152.
"ST. RONAN'S WELL," Mottoes from, 702.
"ST. SWITHIN'S CHAIR," 644. Saints. St. Bride of Douglas, 71. Chad, 142. 171. Columba, 590. Cuthbert, 153, 154, 155. Dunstan, 235. Fillan, 151. 590. George, 506. Hilda, 92. 154. Maronock, 263. Modan, 235. Mungo, 11. Oran, 590. Regulus, (Scottice Rule,) 151. Rosalia, 150. Serle, 217. Trimon, 783.
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