39. caper. A low prickly shrub.
gourd. A trailing or climbing plant, such for example, as our wild cucumber. overscored. By the stems of the vines, which form lines on the wall.
41-2. houseleek. A plant commonly found on old walls and ruins. patching. covering up the holes; or, perhaps, forming patches on the walls. winks. When moved by the breeze.
45. burning. Because they were made of gold.
47. minions. Favourites.
50-2. Smiles because she is leaving the flocks to return in peace to their folds.
55. yellow hair. A suggestion that she belonged to a northern race.
57. caught soul. They were inspired to do their best by seeing the king and courtiers watching from the tower.
63-4. the glades’ colonnades. The rows of columns in the valleys.
65. causeys. Causeways. A causeway is a raised road passing over wet or marshy ground.