"And drink a glass of wine;
"And, if Arbattle's not enough,
"To it we'll Fordoun join."
Plooky—Pimpled.
NOTES ON SIR HUGH LE BLOND.
Until he met a leper-man. &c.—P. 268. v. 4.
Filth, poorness of living, and the want of linen, made this horrible disease formerly very common in Scotland. Robert Bruce died of the leprosy; and, through all Scotland, there were hospitals erected for the reception of lepers, to prevent their mingling with the rest of the community.
"It is twelve on the bell!"