"Intialo! Intialo!
Dentro al mio seno
Quattro cose tengo,
Che mi fanno vedere,
E non son veduto,
Ellera, pane,
Sale e ruta,
E la mia buona fortuna.

"Intialo! Intialo!
Non ti voglio dire,
Perche io voglio
Andare a dormire;
Ma solo ti ho fatto
Ti ho fatto vedere
Che non son' in poter tuo,
Ma tu siei in mio potere."

_The Exorcism of Intialo_.

"Intialo! it is known
When thou followest any one,
Be the victim whom he may,
Thou art ever in his way.

"Intialo--hear! if free
Thou wilt leave the road to me,
Better for thee shall it be;
If thou wilt not, from this hour
I will hold thee in _my_ power.

"Intialo! thou shalt learn
That I'm wizard in my turn;
All the power of sorcery
So about thee I will throw--
All around, above, below--
That thou shalt accursed be,
Held in fear and agony,
And as a dog shalt follow me.

"Intialo! thou shalt know
What thou art ere thou canst go;
If thou comest here again
To torment or give me pain,
As thou'dst make a dog of me,
I will make a swine of thee.

"Intialo! sorry cheat,
Filled with hate from head to feet,
Be malignant if you will,
I am more malignant still.

"Intialo! for thy sake
I pray thee no more trouble take
To torment me, for thy gain
Will only be thy greater pain,
For so cursed thou shalt be
That I needs must pity thee.

"Intialo! now, confess
That with all thy craftiness
Thou didst not know what now I tell,
That I am protected well
By a lovely witch, and she
Is mightier far, O fiend! than thee.

"Intialo! ere we go,
If thou more of me wouldst know,
Come at midnight--I shall be
'Neath the witches' walnut tree,
And what I shall make thee see
I trow will be enough for thee.

"Intialo! in that hour
Thou shalt truly feel my power,
And when thou at last shalt ween
That on the witches' tree I lean,
Then to thee it shall be known
That my shadow is thine own.

"Intialo! everywhere
With me magic charms I bear,
Ivy, bread and salt and rue,
And with them my fortune too.

"Intialo! hence away,
Unto thee no more I'll say;
Now I fain would go to sleep,
See that thou this warning keep.
I am not in power of thine,
But thou truly art in mine."

I had the belief, derived from several writers, that