[56] Madern-stone, a Druidical monument in the village of Madern, to which the country people often resort, to learn their future destinies.
[57] Such is the custom in Cornwall.
[58] Polwhele. These are the first four lines of the real song of the season, which is called "The Furry-song of Helstone." Furry is, probably, from Feriæ.
[59] Campanula cymbalaria, foliis hederaciis.
[60] Erica multiflora, common in this part of Cornwall.
[61] The rhythm of this song is taken from a ballad "most musical, most melancholy," in the Maid's Tragedy, "Lay a garland on my grave."
[62] The bay of St Ives.
[63] Feniculum vulgare, or wild fennel, common on the northern coast of Cornwall.
[64] Revel is a country fair.
[65] It is a common idea in Cornwall, that when any person is drowned, the voice of his spirit may be heard by those who first pass by.