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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