THE ETERNAL GOODNESS 24. See John 19:23 and Matthew 9: 20-22. 36. After David had suffered, he wrote the greatest of the Psalms which are attributed to him. The idea of righteous judgement is to be found throughout them all, but seems especially strong in 9 and 147. 54. Compare Tennyson's Crossing the Bar. THE PIPES AT LUCKNOW 9. Lowland: the south and east of Scotland; distinguished from the Highlands. 13. pibroch: a wild, irregular martial music played on Scotch bagpipes. 18. A small English garrison was in possession of the city of Lucknow at the time of the great Sepoy Mutiny in India,. They were besieged, and their rescue is described here. 32. Sir Henry Havelock commanded the relieving army. 36. Sepoy: a native East-Indian soldier, equipped like a European soldier. 51. Goomtee: a river of Hindustan. 77. Gaelic: belonging to Highland Scotch or other Celtic people. COBBLER KEEZAR'S VISION The element of superstition which enters into many of Whittier's poems is well illustrated here. 19. the Brocken: in the Harz Mountains in Germany. 35. swart: dark-colored. 49. See "Prophecy of Samuel Sewall," note on line 32. 52. Religion among the Pilgrim fathers was a harsh thing. What illustrations of its character did you find in the early part of this book 84. Doctor Dee: an English astrologer (1527-1608). 85. Agrippa, Heinrich Cornelius: German physician, theologian, and writer (1486-1535), who tried to turn less precious metals into gold. 89. Minnesinger. Hares Sachs (1494-1576), the famous cobbler singer, is probably referred to. For another famous minstrel see notes on Longfellow, "Walter von der Vogelweide." 139. Bingen, a city on the Rhine, has been made famous by the poem written in 1799 by Southey, "God's Judgment on a Wicked Bishop." Longfellow refers to this legend in "The Children's Hour." 140. Frankfort (on-the-Main), in Germany. 147. droughty: thirsty, wanting drink. THE MAYFLOWERS 1. Sad Mayflower: the trailing arbutus. 14. Our years of wandering o'er. The Pilgrim fathers sought refuge in Holland, but found life there unsatisfactory, as they were not entirely free. They then set out for Virginia and almost by chance settled in New England. RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882) "He shaped an ideal for the commonest life, he proposed an object to the humblest seeker after truth. Look for beauty in the world around you, he said, and you shall see it everywhere. Look within, with pure eyes and simple trust, and you shall find the Deity mirrored in your own soul. Trust yourself because you trust the voice of God in your inmost consciousness." --OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.