29. “And when she had passed it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.”—Evangeline.
31. ribald. Coarse in speech and action.
33. see what you have! See the result!
The ballad of Rosabelle is taken from The Lay of the Last Minstrel. It is sung at a wedding feast by the bard of the St. Clairs, to whom belonged the castle of Roslin mentioned in the story.
1. The words of the bard in addressing the ladies at the wedding feast.
5. Note the directness with which the story begins. The reader is left to supply his own details as to the speaker and the circumstances.
6. ladye. Lady, a poetical form.
7. Ravensheuch. Literally, Raven’s Crag. A strong castle now in ruins, situated on the Firth of Forth. It was for a long time occupied by the barons of Roslin.