THE SPELL. by Robert Herrick HOLY water come and bring ; Cast in salt, for seasoning : Set the brush for sprinkling : Sacred spittle bring ye hither ; Meal and it now mix together, And a little oil to either, Give the tapers here their light, Ring the saints' bell, to affright Far from hence the evil sprite. Source: Herrick, Robert. Works of Robert Herrick. vol II. Alfred Pollard, ed. London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891. 73.
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