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unded in 1494, are the glory of Aberdeen. 7. churl: a rude, low-bred fellow. 10. carlin: a bluff, good-natured man. 35. Lutzen: a town in Saxony where the Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Austrians, Nov. 16, 1632. 36. Gustavus Adolphus, "The Great" (1594-1632). He was one of the great Swedish kings, and was very prominent in the Thirty Years' War (1618- 1648). 56. Tilly: Johann Tserklaes, Count von Tilly, a German imperial commander in the Thirty Years' War. 57. Walloon: a people akin to the French, inhabiting Belgium and some districts of Prussia. They have great vivacity than the Flemish, and more endurance than the French. 66. Jewry: Judea. 76. reeve: a bailiff or overseer. 31. snooded. The unmarried women of Scotland formerly wore a band around their heads to distinguish them from married women. 99. Tolbooth: Scotch word for prison. 126. This idea is expanded in the poem "Seed-time and Harvest." RAPHAEL Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), the great Italian painter. Trained first by his father, later by the great Perugino. His work was done mainly in Florence and Rome. 6. This picture is the portrait of Raphael when scarcely more than a boy. 17. Gothland's sage: Sweden's wise man, Emanuel Swedenborg. 36. Raphael painted many madonnas, but the word "drooped" limits this description. Several might be included under this: "The Small Holy Family," "The Virgin with the Rose," or, most probable of all to me, "The Madonna of the Chair." 37. the Desert John: John the Baptist. 40. "The Transfiguration" is not as well known as some of the madonnas, but shows in wonderful manner Raphael's ability to handle a large group of people, without detracting from the central figure. It is now in the Vatican Gallery, at Rome. 42. There are few great Old Testament stories which are not depicted by Raphael. Among them are The Passage Through Jordan, The Fall of Jericho, Joshua Staying the Sun, David and Goliath, The Judgment of Solomon, The Building of the Temple, Moses Bringing the Tables of the Law, the Golden Calf, and many others equally well known. 45. Fornarina. This well-known portrait is now in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. 70. holy song on Milton's tuneful ear. Poetry and painting are here spoken of together as producing permanent effects, and from the figure he uses we may add music to the list. Compare Longfellow's "The Arrow and the Song." I
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