[336-8] New Testament.
[338-9] The trees were planted on the south side of the walls, which protected them from the north wind and ripened them by reflected warmth.
[338-10] The foliage of the yews is very dark, and because these trees are so often planted about cemeteries they give a hint of sadness to every one.
[338-11] The glass house which protected the trees in the winter and hastened the ripening of the fruit in summer.
[338-12] A small fish resembling our chub—usually seen in schools in still waters.
[340-13] Lamb’s brother John—twelve years his senior. John was rather a lazy, selfish fellow—at least he never gave up his own pleasures and comforts to assist his family, even in their greatest need.
[340-14] This probably alludes to some temporary affliction, for Charles Lamb was not lame.
[340-15] John Lamb died just before this essay was written.
[342-16] It is not known positively whether Alice Warren was a real or an imaginary character.
[342-17] Lethe was among the ancient Greeks the name given to the river of oblivion, of whose waters spirits drank to gain forgetfulness.