[{22}] Wang Liyang and Siyan Ou were ancient kings of China, and mighty hunters, of whose exploits many extravagant tales are related.
[{26}] Cossack village.
[{32}] The knights of the German Order, who eventually christianized the pagan Lithuanians at the point of the lance and sword.
[{33}] Polish.
[{38}] The Mermaid.
[{40}] The war-goddess, according to the Northern Mythology.
[{50}] Wessel was the family name of Tordenskiold. Tordenskiold is an epithet bestowed upon the Danish Admiral for his prowess and heroism. It signifies: shield of thunder.
[{51}] This piece has already appeared in print, having been inserted some years since in the Foreign Quarterly Review, in an article on Danish poetry, of which the prose part proceeded from the pen of Doctor John Bowring.
[{54}] The river-god.
[{63}] The Northern Venus.