XLVI
Then out and spak’ the parish priest,
And a sweet smile ga’e he:
‘Come ben, come ben, my lily-flower,
Present your babes to me.’
XLVII
Charles, Vincent, Sam and Dick,
And likewise John and James;
They call’d the eldest Young Etin,
Which was his father’s name.
FOOTNOTES:
[259] loot = let.
[260] tae = toe.
[261] spier = ask.
[262] reet = root.
[263] hallow seat = holy man’s or hermit’s cave.