[287] See Dorman’s Primitive Superstitions, p. 21.

[288] Ancient Cures, Charms, and Usages of Ireland, p. 84.

[289] Essay in the Study of Folk-Songs, pp. 14, 15.

[290] Gill: Myths and Songs from the South Pacific, pp. 162, 163.

[291] See Dorman’s Primitive Superstitions, p. 33.

[292] Ibid. p. 30.

[293] Northern Mythology, i. p. 286.

[294] Cf. Othello, Act v. sc. 2.

[295] Songs of the Russian People, pp. 115, 116.

[296] Occult Sciences, 1855; Apparitions, pp. 80, 81.