Our lovers, briefly be it said, Wedded as lovers wont to wed, When tale or play is o'er; Lived long and blest, loved fond and true, And saw a numerous race renew The honours that they bore. Know, too, that when a pilgrim strays, In morning mist or evening maze, Along the mountain lone, That fairy fortress often mocks His gaze upon the castled rocks Of the Valley of St. John: But never man since brave De Vaux The charmed portal won. 'Tis now a vain illusive show, That melts whene'er the sunbeams glow, Or the fresh breeze hath blown. THE END. [21] The small lake called Scales-tarn, which lies so deeply embosomed in the recesses of the huge mountain called Saddleback, more poetically Blencathara, is of such great depth, and so completely hidden from the sun, that it is said its beams never reach it, and that the reflection of the stars may be seen on its surface at mid-day. [22] This was the name of King Arthur's well known sword, sometimes also called Excalibar. [23] Tintadgel Castle, in Cornwall, is reported to have been the birthplace of King Arthur. [24] The author has an indistinct recollection of an adventure somewhat similar to that which is here ascribed to King Arthur, having befallen one of the ancient Kings of Denmark. The horn in which the burning liquor was presented to that Monarch is said still to be preserved in the Royal Museum at Copenhagen. [25] Zaharak, or Zaharah, is the Arab name of the Great Desert. Transcriber's Note Obvious typographical errors were repaired, as listed below. Other apparent archaic spellings, inconsistencies or errors have been retained. Missing, extraneous, or incorrect punctuation has been corrected and hyphenation has been made consistent. Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold (=bold=). Page x, "HADRA" changed to "HARDRA" for consistency. (THE MAID OF HARDRA SCAR;) Page 5, "fairlyland" changed to "fairyland". (... embosomed in the most delicious, fairyland valleys, diversified with beautiful mansions, and snow-white cottages...) Page 48, "Uppn" changed to "Upon". (Vow'd to revenge the dead-drunk peer Upon renowned St. Kitt.) Page 68, "EEMA" changed to "EMMA". (EMMA; OR, THE MURDERED MAID.) Page 78, "roul" changed to "foul". (... for he will marry her, however foul and loathsome she may be.) Page 91, "word" changed to "words". (The words seem to come out of the mouth of one of the very moss troopers who had acted a part in the achievement, and the whole composition is rough but finely flavoured;) Page 141, "glow" changed to "grow". (Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow;) Page 147, "bare" changed to "bore". (It bore the living moisture to her lips,...) Page 149, "tbe" changed to "the". (And forc'd--too late! the unglutted beast to fly.)