NOTES TO THE POEMS
ous poems, " The Ingoldsby Legends," half narrative,
half parody, appeared mostly in the " Miscellany "
begun in 1837 by his old schoolfellow Richard Bentley.
P. 166, 1. 9. Lord Primate : the Cardinal Lord Archbishop.
1. 21. Rochet: a close-fitting linen vestment worn by
bishops.
Pall: cloak, mantle.
1. 22. Mitre : a head-dress worn by bishops.
Crosier : the staff of a bishop.
P. 167, 1. 7- Flawn : custard, pancake.
1. 9. Stole : a long robe reaching to the feet.
1. 12. Refectory: the place where meals are taken, especi-
ally in a monastery.
1.14. Emboss*d: ornamented with raised work.
1. 15. Rheims : in N. France : famous for its cathedral.
Namur: in Belgium.
1. 19. Eau de Cologne : a perfumed spirit.
1. 24. Diaper : unbleached linen cloth woven in slightly
defined figures.
1. 29. Turquoise : a precious stone, bluish green.
King Canute.
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), born in
India, was sent at five to England and educated at
Charterhouse and Cambridge. His first novel was
" Barry Lyndon " (1842). " Vanity Fair " (1847) was
his first great success. " The Newcomes," " Pendennis,"
and " Henry Esmond " are among his greatest works.
P. 173, 1. 4. The Jewish captain : Joshua.
" Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when
the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children
of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand
thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley
of Ajalon.
" And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until
the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies."
—Joshua x. 12-13.
You are old> Father William.
Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898)
was a mathematical lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford,
and wrote mathematical treatises. " Alice in Wonder-
land " (1865) and a number of similar fantasies are
only another expression of his logical genius ; in verbal
logical absurdity he has probably never been surpassed.
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