“The side was steep, the bottom deep
Frae bank to bank the water pouring;
And the bonnie lass did quake for fear,
She heard the water-kelpie roaring.”
“Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs” by James M MacKinlay (1893)
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“Folklore Of Scottish Lochs And Springs” is a folklore book I refer to often, and is available for free on…
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