nding apart, without
partaking of the sports, on account of his blindness, and going up
to him said, 'Why dost thou not also throw something at Balder?'

"'Because I am blind,' answered Hoedur, 'and see not where Balder
is, and have, moreover, nothing to throw with.'

"'Come, then,' said Loki, 'do like the rest, and show honour to
Balder by throwing this twig at him, and I will direct thy arm
toward the place where he stands.'

"Hoedur then took the mistletoe, and, under the guidance of Loki,
darted it at Balder, who, pierced through and through, fell down
lifeless."--_Edda_.]

[Footnote 8: NOTE 8, PAGE 138.

_Tristram and Iseult._

"In the court of his uncle King Marc, the king of Cornwall, who at
this time resided at the castle of Tyntagel, Tristram became expert
in all knightly exercises.--The king of Ireland, at Tristram's
solicitations, promised to bestow his daughter Iseult in marriage
on King Marc. The mother of Iseult gave to her daughter's
confidante a philtre, or love-potion, to be administered on the
night of her nuptials. Of this beverage Tristram and Iseult, on
their voyage to Cornwall, unfortunately partook. Its influence,
during the remainder of their lives, regulated the affections and
destiny of the lovers.--

"After the arrival of Tristram and Iseult in Cornwall, and the
nuptials of the latter with King Marc, a great part of the romance
is occupied with their contrivances to procure secret
interviews.--Tristram, being forced to leave Cornwall, on account
of the displeasure of his uncle, repaired to Brittany, where lived
Iseult with the White Hands.--He married her--more out of gratitude
than love.--Afterwards he proceeded to the dominions of Arthur,
which became the theatre of unnumbered exploits.

"Tristram, subsequent to these events, returned to Brittany, and to
his long-neglected wife. There, being wounded and sick, he was soon
reduced to the lowest ebb. In this situation, he despatched a
confidant to the queen of Cornwall, to try if he could induce her
to follow him to Brittany, etc."--DUNLOP'S _History of Fiction_.]

[Footnote 9: NOTE 9, PAGE 177.

_That son of Italy who tried to blow._

Giacopone di Todi.]

[Footnote 10: NOTE 10, PAGE 183.

_Recalls the obscure opposer he outweigh'd._

Gilbert de la Porree, at