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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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10. [I wil be plane and lufe affane.]

I wil be plane / and lufe affane
For as I mene / so tak me;
Gif I refrane / for wo, or pane
Ȝour lufe certane / foirsaik me.
Gif trew report / to ȝow resort
Of my gud port / so tak me;
Gif I exort / in evill sort
Without confort / forsak me.
Gif diligens / in ȝour presens
Schaw my pretens / so tak me;
Gif negligens / in my absens
Schaw my offens / forsaik me.
Ȝouris and no mo / quhair evir I go
Gif I so do / so tak me
Gif I fle fro / & dois nocht so
Evin as ȝour fo / forsaik me.
Gif I do prufe / þat I ȝow luf
Nixt god abufe / so taik me,
Gif I remufe / fra ȝour behufe
Without excuss / foirsaik me.
Be land or se / quhair evir I be
As ȝe fynd me / so tak me;
And gif I le / & from ȝow fle
Ay quhill I de / forsaik me.
It is bot waist / mo wordis to taist
Ȝe haif my laist / so tak me
Gif ȝe our cast / my lyf is past
Ewin at þe last / forsaik me.
My deir, adew / most cleir of hew
Now on me rew / & so tak me;
Gif I persew / & beis nocht trew
Cheiss ȝe ane new / & forsaik me.
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