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The Demon Lover, 1842. 'And aye when she turned her round about, Aye taller he seemed to be; Until that the tops o' the gallant ship Nae taller were than he. The clouds grew dark, and the wind grew loud, And the levin filled her e'e; And waesome wailed the snow-white sprites, Upon the gurlie sea. He struck the topmast wi' his hand, The foremast wi' his knee; And he brake that gallant ship in twain, And sank her in the sea'. From "The Book of British Ballads", edited by S. C. Hall, vol. I, p. 36, [London: Jeremiah How, 1842-44]