Edinburgh.
_Meaning of Lode_ (Vol. v., p. 345.).--_Lode_ and _load_, in Cornwall,
is the name given to the vein that _leads_ in the mine; or, the
_leading_ vein. The word _lode_ is also in common use in Cambridgeshire,
having similar reference to the watercourses by which the fens are
drained.
_Lodestar._ The pole-star; the _leading_ star, by which mariners are
guided. The magnet is _load-stone_, that is, leading, or guiding stone.
(Nares' _Glossary_.)
"O, happy fair!
Your eyes are _lode_-stars----."
_Midsummer Night's Dream._