[ [39] A bushy shrub common in western Europe.
[ [40] Used adverbially.
[ [41] “Little Mountain,” east of Loch Katrine.
[ [42] The first canonical hour of the day in the Catholic Church, beginning properly at midnight. Here referring to the striking of the hour by the "cloister" bell.
[ [43] “Drop a bead,” i.e., say a prayer. The rosary used by Catholics is a string of beads by which count may be kept of the prayers recited.
[ [44] Happen; befall.
[ [45] (Nā´yăd.) In classic mythology, one of the lower female deities who presided over lakes, streams, and fountains, as the Nymphs presided over mountains, forests, and meadows.
[ [46] The Graces were in classic mythology three lovely sisters who attended Apollo and Venus.
[ [47] A band used by Scottish maidens to bind the hair.
[ [48] (Plāyed.) Several yards’ length of usually checkered woolen cloth called "tartan," which the Scottish Highlanders of both sexes wound about their bodies, and which formed a characteristic feature of their national costume.