Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

I bit off a fmew ;
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I clipp'd his haire ;
1 brought off his ragges, that danc'd i'the ayre.
8 Witch.
The fcrich-owles egges,. and the feathers blacke,
The bloud of the frogge, and the bone in his backe 30
I have been getting ; and made of his ikin
A purfet, to keepe fir Cranion in.
9 Witgh.
And I ha' beene plucking (plants among)
Hemlock, henbane, adders-tongue,
Night-ihade, moone-wort, libbards-bane ; 35
And tvvife by the dogges was like to be tane.
10 Witch.
I from the jawes of a gardiner's bitch
Did fnatch thefe bones, and then leap'd the ditch :
Yet went I back to the houfe againe,
K-ill'd the blacke cat, and here is the braine. 4©
11 Witch.
I went to the toad, breedes under the wall,
I charmed him out, and he came at my call
I fcratch'd out the eyes of the owle before;
I tore the batts wing :
what would you have more ?
Dame.
Yes : I have brought, to helpe your vows, 45
Horned poppie, cypreffe boughes,
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