The Works of William Fowler Secretary to Queen Anne, Wife of James VI. Edited with introduction, appendix, notes and glossary by Henry W. Meikle |
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IV. DIAL.
Thow Cruall death, thow noysome plage and pest,quhilk with thy dairt my derest hairt hes slaine,
quhy spairs thow me quhase bodye is adrest
to tak thy straiks to frie me of my paine?
hir love with myne so coupled did remaine,
hir hairt with myne so hairtfully conIoynde,
as I do muse, quhat suld my death restraine?
Ansuer.
thought hairts wer one yet bodyis war disjoyn[de];
and thought that I the for a tyme hes spaird
to waist with woe thy ouercummed corpse,
ȝit att the lenght my sling sal be prepaird
to end thy lyfe, and mak the feill my force.
Quest.
come quiklye then. A. no. q. quhy? A. I will prolon[ge]
in woe thy lyfe to sing a suanlyk songe.
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