at the hands of a rector whose vandalism raised a storm of protest from John-o'-Groats to Land's-End. An avenue of limes. Are you sure that you know what sort of tree Irving meant? Consult dictionary. 280. cutting down Shakespeare's mulberry-tree. For an explanation of this act, consult Encylopædia Britannica, under "Stratford," and Mitford's memoir in the Riverside edition of Shakespeare's poems. 282. a ludicrous epitaph. It is as follows: "Ten in the hundred lies here engrav'd 'Tis a hundred to ten his soul is not sav'd: If any man ask, Who lies in this tomb? Ho! ho! quoth the Devil, 'tis my John-a-Combe." 284. luces in the quarterings. See Merry Wives of Windsor, act 1, sc. i., 15. 292. a fine hand. Irving and Sir Roger de Coverley seem to have the same admiration for this point of beauty. Cf. Spectator, No. 113, "Sir Roger in love " (Thurber's Select Essays of Addison, pp. 34-38). 294. By cock and pye. Cf. pp. 240 and 241. 362. St. Nicholas. Consult Brewer's Reader's Handbook, under "St. Nicholas," and on page 862, under "Mariners." 363. the nightmare, etc. See King Lear, act 3, sc. iv. 364. It is remarkable, etc. reason for this paragraph? What event, later in the story, is the 365. in a remote period. Why does Irving use this phrase? tarried. Why did Crane so express his sojourning? Cf. quotation 1 in Century Dictionary and the quotation in Webster's International. 367. the lion bold. In the illuminated alphabet in the New England Primer, the L is accompanied by a picture of a lion protecting with his paw a lamb, the explanatory couplet reading: "The Lion bold The Lamb doth hold." 368. inferior in learning only to the parson. Cf. Goldsmith's Deserted Village. 369. the little brook that whimpered. Why not "babbled"? 372. pudding in his belly. Use a Shakespeare concordance. 373. they might be readily turned into cash, etc. What trait of New Englanders has Irving in mind? a pacing mare. A breed of horses using this gait, and known as "Narragansett pacers," was peculiar to New England. wondering. This idea is expressed by "wonderful," in the earlier editions. Cf. "fearful," p. 369. 379. quilting frolic. Consult Webster's International, under "quilt," "quilting," and "bee." 383. oly koek, oil-cake; i.e., a cake fried in oil or lard, like the doughnut and cruller. The three dainties varied most in shape, the doughnut being a disk with a large central perforation, the cruller a cylinder bent upon itself and twisted (consult Dictionary), the oly koek a sphere or spheroid. 384. Saint Vitus was the son of a noble Sicilian, who, in order to force his son to renounce the Christian faith, shut him up in a prison. Here the father once beheld his son dancing with angels. 387. should. Why not "would"? 389. dreaming of mountains of corn, etc. Observe that Ichabod's spirit of hopefulness has communicated itself to his steed. To both alike comes disappointment. witching time. "Witching hour." Consult a Shakespeare concordance, under 393. If I can but reach that bridge. Why would reaching the bridge make Crane safe, as he thought? Cf. Burns's Tam O'Shanter. 396. Ten Pound Court. See Century Dictionary, under "pound," 3, t. 397. Postscript. What reason for appending this postscript? Cf. p. 37 and the note. The Academy Classics THE HE works selected for this series are such as have gained a conspicuous and enduring place in literature; nothing is admitted either trivial in character or ephemeral in interest. Each volume is edited by a teacher of reputation, whose name is a guaranty of sound and judicious annotation. It is the aim of the notes to furnish assistance only where it is absolutely needed, and, in general, to permit the author to be his own interpreter. All the essays and speeches in the series (excepting Webster's Reply to Hayne) are printed without abridgment. The plays of Shakespeare are expurgated only where necessary for school use. 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