e; and him (or her) that is to be my true love, e after me and pou thee.” look over your left shoulder, and you will see the appearance of the person invoked, iitude of pulling hemp. some traditions say, “e after me and shaw thee,” that is, show thyself; in which case, it simply appears. others omit the harrowing, and say: “e after me and harrow thee.”—r.b.]
then up gat fe jamie fleck,
an' he swoor by his sce,
that he could saw hemp-seed a peck;
for it was a' but nonsense:
the auld guidman raught down the pock,
an' out a handfu' gied him;
syne bad him slip frae' mang the folk,
Halloween(13/21)