"And do ye stand a little away,
"To notice weel what she may saye.
[A stanza seems to be wanting. Willie is supposed to follow
the advice of the spirit.—His mother speaks.]
"O wha has loosed the nine witch knots,
"That were amang that ladye's locks?
"And wha's ta'en out the kaims o' care,
"That were amang that ladye's hair?
"And wha has ta'en downe that bush o' woodbine,