[23] Mischief.
[24] i. e. ways, paths. Gate is a common word in the north for "way."
[25] A slip of greensward between plough-lands, woods, &c.
[26] Woe, sorrow.
[27] Unsett steven—unlooked for time. Steven, see Glossary.
[28] Thorns, briars.
[29] Together.
[30] The title of "Sir" was not formerly peculiar to knights, it was given to priests, and sometimes to very inferior personages. Dr. Johnson thinks this title was applied to such as had taken the degree of A. B. in the universities.
[31] A little hill.
[32] Immediately, quickly.