=trembling.= With fear or anxiety. * * * * * MY KATE. 2-3. These women having nothing but their beauty to commend them are forgotten in the long course of life. =sunshine and snow.= With complexion rosy and white. Notice how this metaphor is continued through lines 3 and 4. 12. Her face was so expressive that it conveyed almost as much as words. 18. =infer.= Judge, conclude. 23. =as.= And in the same way. 26. =in thrall.= Under her spell. 27. =that was all.= This was a great deal, but worldly people might not think it much. 29. “And when she had passed it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.”—_Evangeline._ 31. =ribald.= Coarse in speech and action. 33. =see what you have!= See the result! * * * * * ROSABELLE. The ballad of _Rosabelle_ is taken from _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_. It is sung at a wedding feast by the bard of the St. Clairs, to whom belonged the castle of Roslin mentioned in the story. 1. The words of the bard in addressing the ladies at the wedding feast. 5. Note the directness with which the story begins. The reader is left to supply his own details as to the speaker and the circumstances. 6. =ladye.= Lady, a poetical form. 7. =Ravensheuch.= Literally, Raven’s Crag. A strong castle now in ruins, situated on the Firth of Forth. It was for a long time occupied by the barons of Roslin. 8. =Firth.= The wide mouth of a river into which the tide enters. 10. =inch.= Island. =sea-mews.= Seagulls. 11. =Water-sprite.= Water-spirit. 18. =Roslin.= A castle and chapel on the Firth of Forth. 21. =the ring.= As a test of skill the knights, when riding at full speed, attempted to carry off on the end of the lance a ring suspended from a beam. 25. Roslin Chapel was said to appear on fire previous to the death of one of the family of St. Clair. 31-2. Dryden and Hawthornden are places in the neighbourhood of Roslin. 36. =panoply.= A full suit of armour. 38. =Deep sacristy.= The vestry, said to be _deep_ because it extended far back. =altar’s pale.= The space enclosed by the altar railing. 39. =foliage-bound.= Carved with leaves and flowers. 41. =pinnet.= Pinnacle. 42. “Among the profuse carvings on the pillars and buttresses, the rose is frequently introduced, in allusion to the name (Roslin), with which, however, the flower has no connection.” (Scott.) 44. =St. Clair.= The St. Clairs were a noble family who ruled over the earldom of Orkney and who held, besides, possessions in the Lowlands. 50. In allusion to the Roman Catholic burial service. * * * * * LOCHINVAR. This song is taken from _Marmion_. 20. He means to say that although he was once in love with the fair Ellen, he is so no longer. Love comes very quickly but goes away just as quickly.