[132.] dogg'd. Worried, pursued. Coleridge uses the epithet "star-dogged moon," l. 212, Part III, The Ancient Mariner.
[147-193]. For the poet's purpose in introducing the remarkable word-picture of these lines, see notes on the Tyrian trader, ll. [231-250], 232, The Scholar-Gipsy.
[PART III][°]
After the death of Tristram and Iseult of Ireland, our thoughts inevitably turn to Iseult of the White Hands. The infinite pathos of her life has aroused our deepest sympathy, and we naturally want to know further concerning her and Tristram's children.
[13.] cirque. A circle (obsolete or poetical). See l. 7, Part III.
[18.] holly-trees and juniper. Evergreen trees common in Europe and America.
[22.] fell-fare (or field-fare). [p.173] A small thrush found in Northern Europe.
[26.] stagshorn. A common club-moss.
[37.] old-world Breton history. That is, the story of Merlin and Vivian, ll. 153-224, Part III.
[79-81]. Compare with the following lines from Wordsworth's Michael:—