INTRODUCTION.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS
THE PAST. (IN SIGHT OF DACRE CASTLE.)
THE BANNER OF BROUGHTON TOWER.
GILTSTONE ROCK; OR, THE SLAVER IN THE SOLWAY.
CRIER OF CLAIFE.
THE CUCKOO IN BORRODALE.
KING EVELING.
SIR LANCELOT THRELKELD.
PAN ON KIRKSTONE.
ST. BEGA AND THE SNOW MIRACLE.
HART'S-HORN TREE.
BEKAN'S GHYLL.
THE CHIMES OF KIRK-SUNKEN.
THE RAVEN ON KERNAL CRAG.
LORD DERWENTWATER'S LIGHTS. 1716
THE LAURELS ON LINGMOOR.
THE VALE OF SAINT JOHN.
THE LUCK OF EDENHALL.
HOB-THROSS.
THE ABBOT OF CALDER.
THE ARMBOTH BANQUET.
BRITTA IN THE TEMPLE OF DRUIDS. (THE LAST HUMAN SACRIFICE.)
THE LADY OF WORKINGTON HALL.
THE ALTAR ON CROSS-FELL. (FORMERLY FIENDS'-FELL.)
WILLIE O' SCALES.
ERMENGARDE.
GUNILDA; OR, THE WOEFUL CHASE.
THE SHIELD OF FLANDRENSIS.
THE ROOKS OF FURNESS.
KING DUNMAIL.
THE BRIDALS OF DACRE.
THRELKELD TARN: OR, TRUTH FROM THE DEEPS.
ROBIN THE DEVIL'S COURTESY.
THE LAY OF LORD LUCY OF EGREMOND.
SOLVAR-HOW.
THE CHURCH AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.
Transcriber's Notes
LAYS AND LEGENDS
OF THE
ENGLISH LAKE COUNTRY.
Lays and Legends
OF THE
English Lake Country.
WITH COPIOUS NOTES.
BY
JOHN PAGEN WHITE, F.R.C.S.
"In early date,
When I was beardless, young, and blate,
E'en then a wish, I mind its power,
A wish that to my latest hour
Shall strongly heave my breast;
That I for poor auld Cumbria's sake,
Some usefu' plan or beuk could make,
Or sing a sang at least."
LONDON: JOHN RUSSELL SMITH.
CARLISLE: G. & T. COWARD.
MDCCCLXXIII.
