The mermaid leuched;[167] her brief was dane;
The kelpie's blast was blawin':
Fu' low she dived, ne'er cam' again;
For deep, deep was the fawin'.
Aboon the stream his wraith was seen:
Warlocks tirled lang at gloamin':
That e'en was coarse;[168] the blast blew hoarse
Ere lang the waves war foamin'.
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