"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- hound, 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 Bohun, 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. 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 ry of, 282. 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.
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 dog 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. Caracciolí, 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- See Millar 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. 410.
Colman's "Random Records," 753. Colwulff, King of Northumberland, 100.
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, ■.
George, Esq. (Jonathan Old- buck), 567. CONTRIBUTIONS of Scott to **MIN
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, 19. 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 ballad poetry, 559. Critical remarks on Auchindrane, 795, n.
Cup, a drinking one, at Danevegan, 474. Curch, the," worn by Scottish mat- rons, 250. "CYPRESS WREATH, THE," 335.
D. 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. Sce also Bucclench.
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.
Davine Shi', or "men of peace," 176. 259, 260.
David I., King, founded Melrose Abbey, 60. A sore saint for the crown, 3, a. "Dead bell," the, 164. Death of Leith-hall, poem of the, 552 Death, presages of, 240.
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. Ancient 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 Holy Land, 481. In Arran, 490. Makes prisoners of Murray and Bonkle, . Often took the Castle of Douglas, 493. His Larder," ib. At Bannockburn, 460. 495. 497. 499.
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. Fets out to de- stroy the Bruce, 438. 486. His death, 4c6.
II. at Bannockburn, 461. His gallantry, 499. His flight, 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 ΤΟ MACKENZIE, High Chief of Kintail," from the Gaelic, 652.
IMITATION of," 653. to the MUSE," 702. SONG OF THE," 339.
"GAELIC MELODY, ANCIENT," 689. Galt, John, Esq., epilogue to his tragedy of The Appeal," 675. Garlands (small ballad miscellanies), 543.555.
"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 hackbut-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,
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.
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 Lynedoch, 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. Hardyknute, 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,'
from the, 677-679.
Heath-burning, 252.
Hot-trod, the, pursuit of Border Marau- ders, 75.
HOUSE OF ASPEN, THE," a tragedy,
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.
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. TO THE VIRGIN," 210.
"I ASKED OF MY HARP,' 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. ib. Bards, 374. Chiefs required to as- sist Edward I. in his Scottish wars, 494. Isles, Westera, 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.
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 Ancient inquiring into futurity, 253.
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.
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,"
Laing, Mr. David, his Select Remains of the Ancient Popular Poetry of Scot land, 543, n.
Lancey, Sir William de, killed at Water- loo, 598, n.
Largs, Battle of, 165.
"LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL," 9. POOR LOUISE," 721.
THE IMPRISONED HUNTS-
MAN,'' 236. Learmont, Thomas, see Thomas of Er celdoune."
"LEGEND OF MONTROSE," Verses from the, 681.
Lennel house, seat of Patrick Brydone, Esq., 177.
Lennox, district of the, 246. "Lenore," Bürger's, 566. Leprosy, 491.
Leslie, Charles, a ballad-singer, 551. Lesly, General David, at the battle of Marston Moor, 358.
"LETTERS IN VERSE" to the Duke of Buccleuch, 645, 646.
-" to J. G. Lock- hart, Esq., on the composition of Mai- da's Epitaph, 712.
Leven, Earl of, 357, 358. Lewis, M. G., some particulars respect- ing him, 563. His Monk," 564. His "Tales of Wonder," poetry, ib. 569. His correspondence with the an- thor, 572.
Leyden, Dr. John, his " Spectre Ship," 362. Ballad poetry, 559. A Contrib utor to Lewis's "Tales of Wonder," 569. His Ballad of The Cloud King," 573. His death, 138, n.; 441. 487. Lhem-deurg, the Spirit of Glenmore, 165.
Linlithgow Palace, description of, 119, n. Littlecote Hall, story of a murder com- mitted in, 375.
on the Setting Sun," Llywarch Hen, a translation from the
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
heroc elegies of, 374.
Loch Coriskin, 432, 433. 483, 484. Lochard, description of, 185. "LOCHINVAR," Lady Heron's song, Loch Katrine, 181, n.; 187. Loch of the Lowes, 96. 161. Loch Ranza, 441. 488. Loch Skene, 96. 161.
**LOCKHART, J. G., Esq., Letter in Verse to, on the Composition of Maida's Epi- taph," 712. LOCKHART's LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT," Notes Explanatory and Criti- cal from, 14, 15, 17, 18. 46. 50. 53, 81, 82.85. 105. 153. 180, 181, 182, 183. 270. 282. 284. 319. 353. 355. 381. 408, 409. 412. 468, 510, 512. 597, 602, 606. 621. 626, 627, 628. 631. 637. 639, 645. 665. 672. 721.726.
Lord Henry and Fair Catherine," bal- lad of, 557.
"LORD OF THE ISLES," 412.
**Lord of the Isles," 470. Controversy regarding the representation of the, 471. Lorn, the House of, 473.
Love, power of, 19. The gift of heaven,
"LUCKY MACLEARY's Tavern," Scene in, 649.
"LUCY ASHTON'S SONG," 678. Lynedoch, Lord, 291.
LYRICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PIE- CES," in the order of their composition or publication, 627-728. LYRICAL PIECES. See SONGS. "LYULPH'S TALE," 385.
MACDONALD, RANALD, Esq., of Staffa, LINES ADDRESSED TO,' 645. Macdonell, the late Colonel Ronaldson, of Glengarry, 704. Macdonalds suffocated in the Cave of Eigg, 487.
MacDougal, of Lorn, family of, 473. 476. MACDUFF'S CROSS," 748. MacDuff, law of the clan, ib. Macallister's cave in Strathaird, descrip- tion of, 485.
MacGregor, Rob Roy, 254. 662, n. "MACGREGOR'S GATHERING," 661. "MACIVOR'S, FLORA, SONG,' 650. "MACLEAN, WAR SONG, OF LACH- LAN," High Chief of, 653. MacLellan, tutor of Bomby, beheaded by the Earl of Angus, 177.
MacKay, Mr. Charles, of the Edinburgh Theatre, 713.
MacKenzie, Colin, Esq., of Portmore, 115, n.
Henry, Esq., his Essay on German literature, 562.
the Hon. Mrs. Stewart, 654, n. High Chief of Kintail," FARE- WELL TO, "652. IMITATION of, 653. Mackintosh, Sir James, his Opinion of the Lay of the Last Minstrel, 24, n.; 46, a. and Lady of the Lake, 183, n. "MACKRIMMON'S LAMENT," 675. MacLeod of MacLeod, family of, 428, n.; 675.
MacLeod, Laird of, his Cruel Revenge on the Macdonalds of Eigg, 487. MacNeil of Barra, family of, 474. MacPherson, James, publisher of Ossian's Poems, 549. 568. "MADGE WILDFIRE'S SONGS," 677- 678.
"Maggie Lauder," song of, 554. Magic, 62, passim, 66. 75. 165. 176. 309, n.; 361. 364.
"MAID OF NEIDPATH, THE," 636. "MAID OF TORO. THE," 635. Maida, Battle of, 510.
Maida's Epitaph, Letter on the Compo- sition of, 712.
"MAJOR BELLENDEN'S SONG," 666. Maitland MSS., 549.
Sir Richard, of Lethington, 16th century, poem by, 158. Makers (of poetry), the, 538, 539. Malefactors, infatuation of, 311. 361. Mallet, David, his imitations of ballad poetry, 560, Mammon, 784.
March-treason, 37. 72. "MARMION; A TALE OF FLODDEN- FIELD," 80. Marmion, family of, 156.
Marriott, Rev. John, dedication to him of the Second Canto of Marmion, 94. Marston-Moor, Battle of, 357-359. Martin, Rev. John, minister of Mertoun, 106, n.
Dr. John, his description of the Western Highlands, 249. Mary, Queen of Scots (Epilogue), 714. MASSACRE OF GLENCOE, on the, 642. Massena, Marshal, 289, 290, ib. Maurice, Abbot of Inchaffray, 497. Mauthe-Doog, the, Isle of Man, 79. Mayburgh, mound at, 385. 411. Mazers, drinking cups, 492. Medwyn's, Captain, remarks on his Con- versations of Lord Byron, 15. 572, 573. Melbourne, Lord, 572.
Melrose Abbey, 22, 23. 60, 61. battle of, 56.
Melville, Henry, Lord Vise., "HEALTH TO," a song on his acquittal in 1806, 637. Death of, in 1811, 269. Robert, Lord, 704.
"Men of Peace." See Daoine Shi. Merlin, 271. 285. 580, 581. 588. MERMAIDS AND MERMEN," Song of the, 695.
Mickle, W. J., his imitations of ballad poetry, 548. 554, 559.
Milan, artists of, their skill in armory, 156.
Millar and Chapman, their Miscellany,
the earliest surviving specimen of the Scottish press, 544.
Millar, Colonel, of the Guards, 509. Mingarry Castle, 470. Minstrels, order and office of, 545. 555. MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BOR- DER.' Scott's Contributions to, viz., Introductory Remarks on Popular Po- etry, 537. Appendix to, 553. Essay on Imitations of the Ancient Ballad, 555. Appendix to, 571. Imitations of the Ancient Ballad, 574-608. Minto Crags, 59.
"MOTTOES from the Waverley Novels,"
663 passim 728. Mull, the Sound of, 470. Mummers, English, 174.
Murder, superstition formerly resorted to for the discovery of, 773. Mure, John of Auchindrane, 784. His son James, 787.
Murray, Thomas, Randolph, Earl of, at Bannockburn, 460. 494, 495, 496, 497. the Regent, death of, 599.
Mr. William, manager of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, 714.
"MY AUNT MARGARET'S MIRROR," Mottoes from, 721.
Mysteries, ancient, 174.
MONASTERY,' ," Verses from the, 685- Orleans, Duke of, his poetical exercises in
690. Monk, Lewis's Romance of the, 564.
MONKS OF BANGOR'S MARCH," 672. Monmouth, Duke of, 18, n. Montague, dedication of Marmion to, 83. His collection of ballads destroyed by fire, 544.
Monthly Review, critical notices from, on the Lay, 16. Marmion, 84. 94. 96. 102. 145. 151, 152. The Lady of the Lake, 221. The Vision of Don Roder- ick, 272. 275. 277. Rokeby, 305, 306. 312. 314. 332. 335. 346. 350/354. The Lord of the Isles, 424. 438. 440. 455. 461.463. 467. The Field of Waterloo, 506; and on Halidon Hill, 744. 747. Montrose, James, first Marquis of, 243. Moors, the invasion of Spain by, 285. Moore, Sir John, omission of his name in the poem of "Don Roderick," the au- thor censured for, 284. 290. Moore, Thomas, Esq., his imitations of the ballad style, 559. Morritt, J. B. S., Esq., letter to, on the death of Lord Melville and President Blair, 270. On the Vision of Don Rod- erick, 284. Dedication to him of Roke- by, 296. Letter on Rokeby, 319. Morte Arthur," romance of the, ex- tract from regarding the " Chapell Per- ilous," 154.
Mortham Castle, description of, 362. Morton, Earl of, Regent, 244. 601. Moss-troopers, 59. See Borderers. Motherwell, William, his collection of ballads, 551.
March, "Black Agnes," Countess of, Mottoes," sooner make than find them,"
"ORPHAN MAID, THE," 680. Otterbourne, Battle of, 61. 142. Ovid, 10. 784.
PADUA, a school of necromancy, 20. 57. Page, the order of the, in chivalry, 369. Paisley, 601.
"PALMER, THE," 635. Palmers, 159.
"PARDONER'S Advertisement, The," 691.
Park, Thomas, his edition of Ritson's Collection of Songs, 550. Passion, the ruling, 105. Lines from Pope on, 105, n.
Peden, Alexander, 604. Peel-town, Castle of, Isle of Man; 79. Penance vaults, 164.
Penrith, "Round table" of, 385. 410. Pepys, Secretary, his collection of ballads, 543.
Pepper, Father, 567. Percy, Bishop, his copy of "Chevy
Chace," 540. Reliques of Ancient Poetry," 545. Imitations of the an- cient ballad," 559.
Henry, at Homildon Hill, 729. Thomas, his defence of the bishop against Ritson's criticism, 548.
"PEVERIL OF THE PEAK," Mottoes from, 707-709.
"PHAROS LOQUITUR," 645. Philipson, Major Robert, called "Robin the Devil," 378.
"PIBROCH OF DONALD DHU," 660.
Picton, Sir Thomas, 508. Picts, the, a Celtic race, 541. Pilgrims, 159.
Pinkerton, John, his collection of ballads, 549. 711. List of Scottish poets, 549. PIRATE," Verses from the, 694–701. Pisistratus, Homer's Works collected by, 538.
Pitcairn, Robert, Esq., editor of "Crim-
inal Trials of Scotland," 789. Ex- tracts from his work, 785, 786. 789. "PITT CLUB of Scotland, SONGS writ- ten for the," 644, 645. Pitt, Right Hon. William, 638. ** Among those who smiled on the adventurous minstrel," 14. Procured for Scott the office of Clerk of Session, 80, 81. Trib- utes to his memory, 84. 152. His grave beside that of Mr. Fox, 85, 86. Plotcock, summons of, preceding the bat- tle of Flodden, 134. 173. 655. "POACHER, THE," 640.
POETRY, POPULAR, Introductory Re- marks on," "537. Continuation of the subject under the title of "Essay on the Imitations of the Ancient Ballad," 555. "POETRY, ROMANTIC, Remarks on," 379.
State of the art of, at the end of the 18th century, 561.
Poniatowski, Count, 507. Ponsonby, Sir William, 508.
Felon Sow of, 371. Roman antiquities at Greta Bridge, 360. | camp, at Ardoch, 263. "ROMANCE OF DUNOIS," 656. Romance literature, birth of, 169. Romilly, Sir Samuel, his opinion of the Lady of the Lake, 230, n. Rose, William Stewart, Esq., dedication to, of the First Canto of Marmion, 83. Roslin, 78. 607.
Ross, John, Earl of, his treaty with King Edward IV., 469.
William, Earl of, deed containing his submission to King Robert Bruce,
Sir Walter, 489. "Round Table," 154. 410. Roxburghe Club, the, 712.
John, Duke of, 543, 568. Rum, Island of, 487. Russell, Major-General Sir James, of Ashestiel, 80.
Pope, lines from, on the ruling passion, Rutherford, Miss Christian, aunt of Sir 105, n.
Walter Scott, 180. 626.
of Hunthill, family of, 76.
ST. CLAIR, family of, 78. "SAINT CLOUD," 654. Saint John, Vale of, 411. St. Mary's Lake, 160. "ST. RONAN'S WELL," Mottoes from, 710.
"ST. SWITHIN'S CHAIR," 649. Saints. St. Bride of Douglas, 79. Chad, 151. 179. Columba, 593. Cuthbert, 161, 162. 164. Dunstan, 243. Fillan, 159. 593. George, 510. Hilda, 100. 162. Modan, 243. Mungo. 20. Oran, 593. Regulus (Scottice Rule), 159. Rosalia, 158. Serle, 225. Trimon, 798. "Sale Room," the, an Edinburgh peri- odical, 667, n.; 671, n.
Sallust, Extract from, on the Death of Catiline, 506, n. Sangreal, the, 154.
Saxons, the Anglo, their language, 542. 546. 554; and poetry, 682. "SAXON WAR-SONG, 682.
Scalds, antique poetry of the, 682. Scales-tarn. Lake of, 386.
Schiller, 562, 563. 812.
Schiltrum, signification of, 497, n.
Scots Magazine, the, extracts from, 104. 536. 594.
Sea-fire, phenomenon so called, 474. Seaforth, the last Earl of, 633, a. Seal, its taste for music, 416. 470. "SEARCH AFTER HAPPINESS, the; or, the Quest of Sultaun Soliman," 667.
Seatoun, Christopher, fate of, 480. Second-sight, account of the, 241. 593. "SECRET TRIBUNAL RHYMES," 724 "Selectors of the slain," 78. "SEMPACH, BATTLE OF," 619. Serendib, 667.
**SETTING SUN," Juvenile Lines on the, 627.
Seven Spears of Wedderburn. 40.
Shields, the Castle of the, ballad of, 527. Seward, Miss Anna, criticisms by, 36, n.; 33, n.; 50, n. Letter to, 50, . Epitaph designed for her monument,
Seymour, Lord Webb, 375. Shakspeare, his description of a populu song, 556.
Shane-Dymas, an Irish chieftain in the reign of Elizabeth, 369.
Sharpe, Sir Cuthbert, LINES to." 721. Sharpe, Charles K., Esq., of Hoddam, 541, n.; 551, n.; 753.
Shaw, Mr. James, notice of a list of Sir Walter Scott's publications prepared by him, 567.
Sheale, Richard, the author or transcriber
of Chevy Chase," 540, 554. "SHEPHERD'S TALE, THE."* 628. Sheridan, Thomas, Esq., 365. Shoreswood, the priest of, 159. Sibbald, Mr. James, 711.
Siddons, Mrs. Henry, EPILOGUES Written for, 675. 714.
Sidney, Sir Philip, his opinion of the bal- lad of "Chevy Chase," 539, n.; 540. 556.
Sinclair, Right Hon. Sir John, 705. "Sir Charles Baudwin," Chatterton's ballad of, 558.
"Sir Eger, Sir Grime, and Sir Greysteil," romances of, 541.
"Sir Martyn," a forgotten poem of Mickle, extract from, 554. "Sir Patrick Spens," old Scottish song of, 571.
"Sir Tristrem," metrical romance of
"Thomas the Rymer," 542, 558, 583. Skene, James, Esq., of Rubislaw, dedi- cation to, of the Fourth Canto of Mar- mion, 113.
Skirving, Mr., author of a Ballad on the Battle of Prestonpans, 557.
Sky, Island of, description of its scenery, 1
Smailholm Tower, description of, 594. "SMITH, MISss, LINES WRITTEN FOR,'
Smith, Sir Sidney, Tribute to, 105. Smythe, Professor at Cambridge, 573. Snakes and Serpents, 78.
Snood, worn by Scottish maidens, 93.
Snow, description of a man perishing in, 114. 166. Snowdoun (Stirling), 238. 268. "SOLDIER, WAKE-SONG," 715. Soltier, Sir John, 71.
Somerled, Lord of the Isles, 417, 470. Somerville, John, 15th Lord, 415, s., 701, n. Lord (temp. Jac. III.), aneo- dote of, 712, n. SONGS-
Admire not that I gain'd the prize, 758. A Hawick gill of mountain dew, 703. Ah! County Guy, the hour is nigh, 709.
Ah, poor Louise! the live-long day, 721. Allan-a-Dale has no fagot for burning,
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