"And Darwen stream with blood of Scots imbrued."
[39] Maram, the popular name of the Ammophila arenaria, is probably the Danish marhalm, sea-haulm or straw, a term applied in Norway to the Zostera.
[40] "Knot," in the Lake District, probably denotes a rocky protuberance upon a hill. But it is often used, as in the present instance, for the hill in its entirety. Hard Knot, in Eskdale, and Farleton Knot, near Kendal, are parallel examples.
[41] Thus in conformity with their general architectural practice, and as expressed in the Anglo-Saxon word for "to build"—getymbrian.
[42] The existing church dates only from 1620, and in many of its details only from 1852 and 1855.
[43] In the Chetham Society's 42nd vol., p. 211.
[44] Messrs. R. Howarth & Co., whose "weaving-shed," it may be added, is the largest and most astonishing in the world.
[45] Usually miscalled "blue bell," vide "The Shakspere Flora."
[46] Condensed in part from the chapter on Lancashire Birds in Manchester Walks and Wild-flowers, 1858, long since out of print.
[47] One or two paragraphs condensed from the seventh chapter of Summer Rambles, 1866. Long since out of print.