[42] Moccasins are a sort of Indian buskin.

[43] From a flower shaped like a horn, which Chateaubriand presumes to be of the lotus kind, the Indians in their travels through the desert often find a draught of dew purer than any other water.

[44] [See Notes.]

GERTRUDE OF WYOMING.
PART II.

I.

A valley from the river shore withdrawn

Was Albert’s home, two quiet woods between,

Whose lofty verdure overlooked his lawn;

And waters to their resting-place serene