Literary References/The Fiery Cross

Chapter 	Source 	Reference
1 	 	Ars Poetica ("The Art of Poetry") (ca. 19 BC)
1 	 	Claire uses the term in medias res, first used by the Roman poet in the first century BC.
1 	 	(4th century BC)
1 	 	Claire says she doesn't care for Aristotle, noting that he ranked women "somewhere below worms" in his scala naturae.
1 	Proverb 	"Happy is the bride that the sun shines on; happy is the corpse that the rain rains on."Scottish Proverbs: Collected and Arranged by Andrew Henderson. Accessed 8 September 2015.The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by Jennifer Speake. "happy is the BRIDE that the sun shines on" and "Blessed are the DEAD that the rain rains on" Accessed 8 September 2015.
1 	Proverb 	Jamie says the proverb to Claire, in light of the overcast sky: "Happy the bride the sun shines on; happy the corpse the rain falls on."
2 	 	
2 	 	Chapter title: Loaves and Fishes
4 	 	Matthew 19:5Matthew 19:5, King James Version. Accessed 5 January 2016.
4 	 	Roger thinks of the verse while considering what to get for Brianna as a wedding gift: "For this reason shall a woman leave her father's house, and cleave unto her husband, and the two shall be one flesh."Roger paraphrases, switching the roles of the husband and wife in the verse: 'For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?'
12 	 	Luke 6:19Luke 6:19, King James Version. Accessed 8 September 2015.
12 	 	Jamie quotes the verse to Claire, who has been tending to the sick and wounded all morning: "And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all."
12 	 	Genesis 18:11Genesis 18:11, King James Version. Accessed 23 December 2015.
12 	 	Jamie refers to Sarah, who bore a child in old age, while talking to Claire.
13 	 	Acts 7:54-60[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+7%3A54-60&version=KJV, King James Version. Accessed 4 January 2020.
13 	 	Claire sees the state of Father Donahue's face and likens him to "Saint Stephen after the first volley of stones".
13 	Proverb 	"A' are gude lasses, but where do the ill wives come frae?"Folk-lore of Women: As Illustrated by Legendary and Traditional Tales, Folk-rhymes, Proverbial Sayings, Superstitions, Etc by Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer. Accessed 8 September 2015.Proverbs and Their Lessons, Being the Substance of Lectures Delivered to Young Men's Societies by Richard Chenevix Trench. Accessed 8 September 2015.
13 	Proverb 	Jamie quotes the proverb to Roger: "All are gude lasses, but where do the ill wives come frae?"
16 	(editor) 	(poem fragment)from the , vol. II (1900)
16 	(editor) 	Roger sings for Brianna on their wedding night: "On the night that our wedding is on us, I will come leaping to thee with gifts..."
17 	 	Matthew 19:6,Matthew 19:6, King James Version. Accessed 23 December 2015. Mark 10:8-9Mark 10:8-9, King James Version. Accessed 23 December 2015.
17 	 	Jamie, with thoughts on how strongly Claire's mere touch affects him, reassures himself of the rightness of it with support from the Bible: "Thou shalt be one flesh, and what God has joined together, let no man put asunder."
18 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	"Beannachdan (Blessings)""Beannachdan (Blessings)". Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 14 April 2015.from the , vol. III (1940)
18 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	Jamie has a sudden memory of his mother, and says a brief prayer: "May God make safe to me each step..."
18 	 	Il nome della rosa () (1980)
18 	 	Jamie explains that Adso's name is a reference to an Austrian monk – a play on the similar pronunciations of Melk, the city in Austria, and milk, the substance.
21 	 	, Act III, scene 1, line 77Julius Caesar, Act III, scene 1, line 77. Accessed 23 December 2015.
21 	 	Roger reads the line from the eye chart that Claire has devised to test his vision: "Et tu, Brute?"
21 	 	, Act IV, scene 2, lines 42-43A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act IV, scene 2, lines 42-43. Accessed 23 December 2015.
21 	 	Roger reads another line from the eye chart: "Eat no onions / nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath"
21 	 	, Act III, scene 2, lines 26-27Julius Caesar, Act III, scene 2, lines 26-27. Accessed 5 October 2017.
21 	 	Claire guesses that Jamie can easily read the fifth line on her eye chart: "As he was valiant, I honor him; but, as he was / ambitious, I slew him."
22 	Allan Roberts 	"" (1944)Performed by and .
22 	Allan Roberts 	Claire quotes the title phrase to Jemmy, considering that one must take the good with the bad in some circumstances.
22 	 	"" (1861)Paul Revere's Ride. Accessed 16 February 2016.
22 	 	Claire quotes from the poem to Jamie as they discuss Governor Tryon's call to raise a militia: "Ready to ride and spread the alarm / Through every Middlesex village and farm".
25 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	"Beannachadh Tàimh (Rest Benediction)""Beannachadh Tàimh (Rest Benediction)": Night Shielding. Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 14 April 2015.from the , vol. III (1940)
25 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	Jamie and Claire pray in bed the night before leaving with the militia: "And bless, O bless to me the angeling of my rest."
27 	 	Proverbs 27:19Proverbs 27:19, King James Version. Accessed 23 December 2015.
27 	 	Claire thinks of the line, understanding why Jamie decided to help Josiah and Keziah Beardsley: "As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man."
27 	 	from (1308-1320)
27 	 	Claire notes that Mrs. Beardsley refers to her husband's home as though it were the fifth circle of hell.In Dante's poem, the fifth circle is reserved for those guilty of the sin of anger, or wrath.
27 	/ 	(1927)The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Volumes One through Three: Whose Body?, Clouds of Witness, and Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers. Accessed via Google Books 28 December 2015. / (1844)The Three Musketeers, chapter 66 [English version]: "Let the justice of God be done!"
27 	/ 	Jamie recalls to Claire a story that Brianna had told him: "Let pass the justice of God."
31 	 	"" (1922)Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. Accessed 31 December 2015.
31 	 	Claire quotes the poem as she considers what may have happened to Fanny Beardsley, and what to do next about the child: "And miles to go before I sleep."
36 	 	(1395)Revelations of Divine Love: The Thirteenth Revelation, Chapter XXVII by Julian of Norwich. Accessed 8 September 2015.
36 	 	Claire quotes the lines to Adso: "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."
37 	 	(1771)
37 	 	Lord John sends a copy of the book to Jamie.
37 	Sir 	(1887–1927)
37 	Sir 	Brianna refers to Jamie and Lord John as Sherlock and Watson, respectively, when talking to Claire about Jamie's search for Stephen Bonnet.
38 	 	(58–48 BC) (58–50 BC) and (49–48 BC)
38 	 	Roger eyes the Fraser's Ridge library in Jamie's study.
38 	 	(170 to 180 AD)
38 	 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	John Brickell 	The Natural History of North-Carolina (1737)The Natural History of North-Carolina by John Brickell. Accessed 31 December 2015.
38 	John Brickell 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	 	(1719)
38 	 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	 	(1749)
38 	 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	 	(1748)
38 	 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	 	(1740)
38 	 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	 	(1605)
38 	 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	 	(1755)
38 	 	Part of the Fraser's Ridge library.
38 	 	, Act II, scene 2, lines 76-77 (1598)The Merchant of Venice, Act II, scene 2, lines 76-77. Accessed 31 December 2015.
38 	 	Roger carelessly quotes the play, which itself reverses an old proverb: "It is a wise father that knows his own child."
Part V 	 	1 Corinthians 7:9
Part V 	 	Section title: Tis Better to Marry Than Burn
41 	 	, Act I, scene 1 (1697)The Mourning Bride, Act I, Scene 1. Accessed 16 September 2015.
41 	 	Chapter title: Music Hath Charms
42 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	"Dùrachd (Good Wish)""Dùrachd (Good Wish)": Night Shielding. Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 5 January 2016.from the , vol. III (1940)
42 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	Jocasta says the deasil charm to protect Jemmy from the fairies, as Brianna listens: "Wisdom of serpent be thine, wisdom of raven be thine, wisdom of valiant eagle..."
46 	 	Proverbs 16:18Proverbs 16:18, King James Version. Accessed 11 January 2016.
46 	 	Claire, trying to dissuade Jamie from rising to Phillip Wylie's challenge, cites "the one about pride going before a fall."
52 	 	(1964)
52 	 	Chapter title
53 	 	(1590)The Jew of Malta – full text. Accessed 22 April 2015.
53 	 	Claire makes an oblique mental reference to the work: "But that was long ago, and in another country... And besides..."
55 	 	(character)
55 	 	Brianna addresses Claire as "Miss Marple" while the latter proceeds to lay out what is known about Betty's murder.
55 	Sir 	(1887–1927)
55 	Sir 	Brianna calls Roger "" after he makes his own deductions about the murder.
57 	 	(trad., 1750)
57 	 	Chapter title
62 	 	Matthew 5:9Matthew 5:9, King James Version. Accessed 2 February 2016.
62 	 	Roger thinks of the verse, after his attempt to persuade the Regulators to disperse: "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
63 	 	(1960)
63 	 	Claire refers to the children's book, in light of William Tryon's insistence that he could not, would not, deal with a mob: "Could you, would you, in a box? Could you, would you, with a fox?"
Part VII	 	"" (1867)
Part VII	 	Section title: Alarms of Struggle and Flight
73 	 	"" (1967)
73 	 	Chapter title
74 	 	"" (1964)
74 	 	Chapter title
74 	 	Mark 6:25-27Mark 6:25-27, King James Version. Accessed 21 November 2015., Matthew 14:8-11Matthew 14:8-11, King James Version. Accessed 21 November 2015.
74 	 	At Mrs. Sherston's request, Brianna paints her as . Bree chooses to paint the severed head of with a strong resemblance to Governor Tryon.
78 	 	(1580)
78 	 	Brianna browses the new books in Jamie's study.
78 	 	(1722)
78 	 	Brianna browses the new books in Jamie's study.
78 	 	The Means and Manner of Obtaining Virtue
78 	 	Brianna browses the new books in Jamie's study.
78 	 	, Act IV, scene 1, lines 14-15 (ca. 1606)MacBeth, Act IV, scene 1, lines 14-15. Accessed 8 September 2015.
78 	 	Claire quotes the lines while examining the contents of the amulet pouch that Nayawenne gave to her: "Eye of newt and toe of frog, / Wool of bat and tongue of dog..."
84 	 	Mark Twain's Letters, Volume 2 (1917)Mark Twain's Letters: arranged with comment by Albert Bigelow Paine. Accessed 8 September 2015.
84 	 	Claire says the quote to Jamie after they have survived the lightning strike: "Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work."
86 	 	(1590)The Jew of Malta – full text. Accessed 22 April 2015.
86 	 	Roger starts to think of the quote, put in mind of his upbringing as the preacher's lad while steeling himself to ask Jamie to teach him how to fight: "But that was in another country..."
86 	 	(1711)
86 	 	Roger quotes two lines to Jamie, who recites the next two: "A little learning is a dangerous thing; / Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: / There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, / And drinking largely sobers us again."
92 	 	"" (1967)
92 	 	Chapter title: I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
97 	 	"" (1825)
97 	 	Claire refers to the poem, along with other bits of verse and song, to explain to Roger the average Scotsman's bloody-mindedness.See also Music.
100 	 	"" (1785)
100 	 	Claire quotes the line to Jamie while they dicuss the plan regarding Stephen Bonnet: "The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley."
100 	 	Psalm 107:23-30Psalm 107:23-30, King James Version. Accessed 25 January 2016.
100 	 	Roger recites the lines to distract Jemmy, as well as the rest of the family: "They that go down to the sea in ships..."
103 	 	Romans 12:19
103 	 	Claire thinks of the verse, contrasting its sentiment with the attitude of male Highlanders, with regard to protecting family and defending honor.
107 	 	"My Shadow" from (1885)XVIII. My Shadow, A Child's Garden of Verses. Accessed 2 February 2016.
107 	 	Claire thinks of the poem while standing naked at the window: "I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, / And what can be the use of him is more than I can see."
109 	 	Luke 15:11-32
109 	 	Claire refers to the parable about the prodigal son shortly after Young Ian has returned to Fraser's Ridge.
110 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	"An Tuiream Bàis (The Death Dirge)""An Tuiream Bàis (The Death Dirge)": Death. Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 27 May 2015.from the , vol. III (1940)
110 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	Jamie says the prayer during the brief observance of the loss of Ta'wineonawira – "Otter-Tooth" – and the other lost time-travelers, as well as Daniel Rawlings: "Thou goest home this night to thy home of winter..."
110 	 	Psalm 39:4-5, 12Psalm 39, King James Version. Accessed 2 February 2016.
110 	 	Roger speaks the verses for the lost time-travelers and Daniel Rawlings: "Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am..."
111 	 	, Book II, chapter 40 (ca. 431 - 400)
111 	 	Jamie translates from the Greek: "The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."
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