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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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