The Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language

I recently acquired the early 19th century etymological dictionary of the Scottish language by Jamieson and found it very resourceful in reading such delightful novels as The Brownie of Bodsbeck by James Hogg.  
When the political forces do not support us, the spiritual forces will.
A bit of oversimplification of a plot element.

Getting back to the dictionary, Hogg uses the word whilk.  What's a whilk?  The dictionary takes me to Quhilk with a definition of a pronoun meaning which or who under the alternate spelling of quhilk and references to several works that use the same term.
The quotations require further ventures in the dictionary since old Scots is not my native tongue.

Mull of Kintyre

One more opportunity to enjoy cheese from the Mull of Kintyre with Scotch whisky..
Our latest Scotch tasting/Murder Mystery dinners once more enjoyed a sampling of Campbletown Single Malts.  Glen Scotia is now distributing a new variety of whisky and I highly recommend the Victoriana bottles.  The extra charring of the barrels produces a much more interesting whisky.  This old distillery was out of business for a while.  Try it now.  You will like it.

Marmion

Marmion is the second of Scott's narrative poems published in 1808.
I am reading Sharpe's 1808 edition which is richly illustrated by Richard Westall.


Marmion is historically based on the battle of Flodden Field in 1513 in which King James IV was killed.

A very familiar quote from Marmion:

 O what a tangled web we weave
 When first we practice to deceive

Yes, Sir Walter Scott wrote this, not Shakespeare.  Surprising sometimes how some of Scott's quotes are attributed to other authors.

Homework assignment:  In which film does Danny Kaye quote this?

I thoroughly enjoy collecting films even more recent than this wherein I hear a Scott quote.  Scott's books may not be as popular as they were 200 years ago, but obviously someone is still reading them.

Speyside Whisky

Last night our scotch tasting/murder mystery evening included a sampling of the following single malts from Speyside:

Glenlivet
Glenfiddich
Cragganmore
Longmorn
Balvenie Double Wood
Balvenie Peat Week

The overall consensus was the Balvenie Double Wood was the best, but the complexity of Cragganmore was very interesting.

A  good time was had by all.