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The poems (1902)

Scott, Alexander (1525?-1584?)

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The Wryttar to the Reidaris.
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1. Ane new ȝeir gift, to the quene Mary, Quhen scho come first hame.
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2. The iusting and debait vp at the Drum, Betuix Wa Adamsone, and Iohnie Sym.
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3. Of May.
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4. [O Lusty May, with Flora Quene.]
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Poems on the Pains and Pleasures of Love.
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5. [Luve preysis but comparesone.]
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6. [Haif hairt in hairt, ȝe hairt of hairtis, haill.]
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7. The anschir to the ballat of hairtis.
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8. [Hence, hairt, with hir þat most departe.]
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9. [Quha is perfyte to put in wryt.]
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10. [I wil be plane and lufe affane.]
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11. [Only to ȝow in erd that I lufe best.]
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12. [Rycht as þe glass bene thirlit thrucht with bemis.]
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13. [“Up, helsum hairt! thy rutis rais, & lowp.”
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14. [How suld my febill body fure.]
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15. [Marvilling in mynd, quhat ailis fortoun at me.]
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16. [Departe, departe, departe.]
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17. [That evir I luvit allace þairfoir.]
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18. [Oppressit hairt, indure.]
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19. [Leif luve & lat me leif allone.]
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20. [Thocht I in grit distress.]
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21. [Langour to leive, allace.]
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22. [Favour is fair in luvis lair.]
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23. [Returne thee, hairt, hamewart agane.]
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24. [In June the jem of joy and geme.]
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25. [Thair is nocht ane winche þat I se.]
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26. Quod Scott quhen his wyfe left him.
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27. [Quha lykis to luve.]
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28. [Lo! quhat it is to luve.]
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29. [Quhome sould I wyt of my mischance.]
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30. It cumis ȝow luvaris to be laill.
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31. [Fra raige of ȝowth the rynk hes rune.]
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Satires.
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32. The slicht remeid of luve.
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33. Ane ballat maid to þe derisioun and scorne of wantoun wemen.
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34. [I mvse and mervillis in my mind.]
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35. [Ladies, be war þat plesand ar.]
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36. [Ȝe blindit luvaris luke.]
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Paraphrases of the Psalms.
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37. The first psalme.
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38. The fyifty psalme.
  
The Wryttar to the Redare.

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7. The anschir to the ballat of hairtis.

Considdir, hairt, my trew intent,
Suppois I am nocht eloquent
To wryt ȝow anschir responsyve;
Ȝour scedull is so excellent,
It passis far my wyttis fyve.
For quhy it is so full of hairtis
That myne within my bosum stairtis,
Quhen I behald it rycht till end;
And for ilk hairt, ane hundreth dertis
Outthrow my hairt, to ȝow I send.
This woundit hairt, sweit hairt, ressaif,
Quhilk is deir hairt abone þe laif
Ȝour faythfull hairt, with trew intent;
Ane trewar hairt may no man haif,
Nor ȝit ane hairt moir permanent.
Ane hairt it is without dissait;
It is þe hairt to quhome ȝe wret
The misseif full of hairtis seir;
It is ane hairt bayth air & lait
That is ȝour hairtis presoneir.
It is ane hairt, full of distres;
Ane cairfull hairt all confortles;
Ane penseve hairt in dule & dolour,
Ane hairt of wo & haviness;
Ane mirthles hairt without mesour.
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It is ane hairt bayth firme & stabill
Ane hairt without fenȝeit fabill;
Ane constant hairt bayth trest & trew;
Ane sure hairt set in to sabill;
Ane wofull hairt bot gif ȝe rew.
It is ane hairt þat ȝour hairt servis;
Ane hairt for lufe of ȝour hairt stervis;
Ane hairt þat nevir ȝow offendit;
Ane hairt of ȝouris bayth vane & nervis;
Ane hairt but solace bot gif ȝe send it.
It is na gravit hairt in stone,
In siluer, gold, nor evir bone;
Nor ȝit ane payntit symlitud;
Bot this same verry hairt allone,
Within my breist of flesch and blude.
Thairfoir, sueit hairt, send me þe hairt
That is in to ȝour breist inwart;
And nocht thir writtin hairtis in vane;
Bot ȝour hairt to my hairt rewert,
And send me hairt for hairt agane.
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