[1] “This saying of St Bernard is usually inscribed,” says Dr. Whitaker, “on some conspicuous part of the Cistercian Houses.”
[2] Waxed nigh.
[3] Wild.
[4] Bound.
[5] Round.
[6] Shoot.
[7] Arrows.
[8] Hedgehog.
[9] Spikes.
[10] This last verse is a piece of gross flattery to the Scottish monarch, for in his reign the church underwent but few repairs.