“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 _Hinthial_ in Etruscan meant simply a ghost or _revenant_—the apparition of some one dead. But on mentioning my discovery of this legend to Professor Milani, the Director of the Archæological Museum in Florence, and the first of Etruscan scholars, he astonished me by declaring that he believed the word signified a _shadow_, and that its real meaning in its full significance had apparently been marvellously preserved in this witch-tradition. Too little is known as yet of the old Etruscan language to decide with certainty as to anything in it, but should this opinion of Professor Milani be sustained, it will appear that at least one word of the mysterious tongue has existed till now in popular tradition.