10 17 21 23 24 27 ARIEL'S SONGS, No. II LULLABY FOR TITANIA Philomel: the nightingale. Philomela, daughter of Pandion, was said to have been changed into a nightingale. THE APPROACH OF THE FAIRIES Hecate or Proserpine, Pluto's queen, whom he had carried off to his dark realms. THE NIGHTINGALE This poem is given as it appeared in "England's Helicon." ( SWEET SUFFOLK OWL Dight: dressed or decked. A WISH Fire drake: a fiery dragon; or a sort of fiery meteor. CHARIS' TRIUMPH Nard: the shrub called spikenard, famed for its aromatic scent. HYMN TO DIANA Diana or Cynthia, the moon goddess. Hesperus: the evening star. PAGE 29 36 ΤΟ ΡΑΝ Pan god of shepherds, huntsmen, and country people. PRAISE OF CERES Ceres goddess of corn and harvests. Champians: champaign, open country. THE HUNTED SQUIRREL 37 A sort: a company. 38 46 48 54 57 62 63 Dray: nest. THE DESCRIPTION OF WALLA The River Walla, a tributary of the Tavy, is personified in this poem. Diana goddess of hunting. THE BAG OF THE BEE Cupids little Loves. Venus: mother of Love or Cupid. A BALLAD UPON A WEDDING This poem was probably addressed to Richard Lovelace, the poet, describing the wedding of Lord Broghill with Lady Margaret Howard. THE GRASSHOPPER Ganymede: cupbearer of the gods. Phabus: the sun. SONGS - FROM COMUS Comus: god of nocturnal feasting and revelry. ODE ON SOLITUDE This ode was written when the author was about twelve years old. MY PEGGY Wawking of the fauld: watching of the fold. The lave: the others. 66 THE NIGHTINGALE Clown: an ill-bred countryman. PAGE 67 75 84 85 THE SAILOR'S WIFE Jauds: probably the same as jade, a familiar term among country folk for a giddy young girl. Muckle: great, big. Shoon: shoes. Slaes: sloes, a black wild plum. Upon the bauk: one version says "into the crib," meaning in the coop. Thraw: twist. Gar ilka thing look braw: make everything look fine. Bigonet: linen cap. Maun: must. Baith: both. Leal: loyal. Caller: fresh. Greet: weep. THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE The Royal George, a British man-of-war, was overset while being repaired, and Rear Admiral Kempenfelt and all on board were drowned. This occurred at Spithead, August 29, 1782. Gowan: wild daisy. ANNIE LAURIE COMING THROUGH THE RYE 87 Gin if. Dinna: do not. Frae: from. HEY, THE DUSTY MILLER 91 94 96 131 134 Leeze me on the calling: what a fine trade it is! JOHN ANDERSON Brent: high and smooth. Beld: bald. Pow: head. Canty: cheerful. Neist: next. THE WINSOME WEE THING Tine: be lost. Wrack: vexation. Warstle: BANNOCKBURN The battle of Bannockburn was fought in 1314; the Scotch, under AFTER BLENHEIM The English and Austrians, under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, defeated the French and Bavarians at Blenheim, in 1704. Bourgeon: bud, sprout. BOAT SONG PAGE 145 153 165 172 177 186 PIBROCH OF DONALD DHU THE NIGHT BEFORE WATERLOO The battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815, near the Belgian vil- ROBIN HOOD Morris: a dance performed with bells, castanets, tambours, etc. GLENARA The tradition is that Maclean of Duart, wishing to be rid of his HOHENLINDEN The battle of Hohenlinden was fought in 1800; the Austrians, THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE CRICKET This poem was written in a friendly competition with Keats, whose CHARLIE IS MY DARLING 190 Grat: wept. Ilka: every. Owre: over. Leal: loyal. 197 MY AIN COUNTREE Bairnies: children. Tint: lost. Win back: return. PAGE 212 216 220 IVRY Henry of Navarre was the leader of the Huguenot or Protestant party in France, and the battle of Ivry, in 1590, was one of the successes which secured him on the French throne as Henry IV. THE OLD SCOTTISH CAVALIER The Prince: Charles Edward, grandson of James II, and "Pretender" to the English crown, landed on the Scotch coast in 1745. Friends of his cause gathered about him, and at the battle of Preston Pans he routed the English army that was sent against him. But at Culloden, in the next year, he was overwhelmingly defeated, and this event was the end of the active hopes of the party of the "Scottish Cavaliers," who had been devoted to the Stuart family from the time of Charles I's misfortunes. BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE Sir John Moore, commanding British forces, repulsed the French at 236 Weans: children. Ben: in. Singing thrums: purring. Spelder'd: stretched out. Disna: does not. Cheep chirp. Waukrife: wakeful. Winna: will not. Glow'rin' staring. Skirlin': screaming. Kenna: know not. In a creel beside himself. Ruggin': pulling. Lug: ear. Ravellin' a her thrums: confusing her purring, disturbing it. SONG OF MARION'S MEN Marion was a brilliant partisan leader in the American Revolution, whose band of "irregular" fighters, living in the forests and swamps of South Carolina, harassed the British forces operating in that region. |