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Poems of Alexander Montgomerie

And Other Pieces from Laing MS. No. 447: Supplementary Volume: Edited with Introduction, Appendices, Notes, and Glossary by George Stevenson
Montgomerie, Alexander (1545?-1598)

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THE CHERRIE AND THE SLAE
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THE FLYTING BETWEEN MONTGOMERIE AND POLWART
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Invectiues. CAPITANE ALLEXANDER MONTGOMEREE & POLLVART & CETERA
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE.
  
THE FIRST FLYTTING, IN FORME OF REPLY TO ALEXr. MONTGOMEREIS FIRST FLYTTING, BE POLLART.
  
THE SECUND INVECTIVE AGANIS ALEXr. MONTGOMERIE, REPLYING TO HIS SECUND FLYTTING THAT BEGINIS IN ÞIR WORDIS
  
FOLLOWIS ANE INTERLUDGE AGANIS C. ALEXr. MONTGOMERY, BEFOIR POLLARTIS THRID AND LAST INVECTIVE.
  
THE SECUND INVECTIVE.
  
THE LAST AND THRID FLYTTING AGANIS C. ALEXr. MONTGOMRIE, AS ANE REPLY TO HIS THIRD INVECTIVE, BEGINAND IN THIR WORDIS: IN THE HENDER END.
  
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
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I. [LUIF STILL IN HOPE WITH PACIENCE.]
 II. 
II. [SUEIT HAIRT, REIOS IN MYND.]
 III. 
III. [WO WORTH THE FALL OF FORTOUNIS QUHEILL.]
 IV. 
IV. [PREPOTENT PALME IMPERIALL.]
 V. 
V. [KING CUPAID, GRACLES GOD OF GLAIKES.]
 VI. 
VI. [NAN LUFFIS BOTT FULLIS VNLUD AGANE.]
 VII. 
VII. [FRESCHE FLUREIS FAIR, AND LUSUM LADIE QUHYTE.]
 VIII. 
VIII. [AS EIS AR MESSAGE TO ÞE HAIRT.]
 IX. 
IX. [OCH, LUIF, IN LANGOUR HEIR I LY.]
 X. 
X. [REDOLENT ROIS, MY ONLIE SCHOIS.]
 XI. 
XI. [MY FREIND, IF ÞOW WILL CREDEITT ME IN OUCHT.]
 XII. 
XII. [O FRAGRANT FLOUR, FAIR AND FORMOIS.]
 XIII. 
XIII. [GRUND THE ON PATIENCE, BLIND NOT THY CONSCIENCE.]
 XIV. 
XIV. [THE LUIF I BEARE IS FIXTT ON ONE.]
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI. [IN SOMER QUHEN ÞE FEILDIS AR FAIR.]
 XVII. 
XVII. [I WIS I WAIR TRANSFIGURAT IN ANE RING.]
 XVIII. 
XVIII. [GLADE AM I, GLADE AM I.]
 XIX. 
XIX. [I HOIPE TO SERVE, SANE SYNE TO DESERUE.]
 XX. 
XX. [MY BREIST IS MAID THE VERRAY GRAIF OF WOO.]
 XXI. 
XXI. ANE DREAME.
 XXII. 
XXII. [YOUR OUTUARD GESTURE, FORME, AND FASSOINS FAIR.]
 XXIII. 
XXIII. [I SERVE ANE DAME MOIR QUHEITER THAN THE SNAW.]
 XXIV. 
XXIV. [THE ROYALL PALICE OF ÞE HEICHEST HEWIN.]
 XXV. 
XXV. [THE TENDER SNOW, OF GRANIS SOFT & QUHYT.]
 XXVI. 
XXVI. ANE SCOTTIS SONNETT.
 XXVII. 
XXVII. SONET.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. SONNETT.
 XXIX. 
XXIX. [SOME MEN FOR SUDDANE JOY DO WEIP.]
 XXX. 
XXX. [PECCAUI PATER, MESERERE MEI.]
 XXXI. 
XXXI. [O LORD, MY GOD, TO ÞE I CRAY, HEIR MY COMPLENT.]
 XXXII. 
XXXII. [O LORD, MY GOD, SEN I AM BROCHT TO GREITT DISTRES.]
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII. [QUHA SO DOIS PUT ÞAIR CONFIDENCE.]
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV. [HARKEN, HERKENE, ME THINK ANE TROMPETT DOIS STUND.]
 XXXV. 
XXXV. [THE WEICHT OF SIN IS WONDIR GREITT.]
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI. [CONSIDER, MAN, HOW TYME DO PAS.]

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I. [LUIF STILL IN HOPE WITH PACIENCE.]

Luif still in hope with pacience,
My gentill hairt, for all thy woo.
Quhy ar[t] thow euer so [in] suspence?
Quhy threat ȝe in ȝour body so?
Quhy is all plesure past ȝe fro?
Quhy art thow so dismaid but sence?
Quhy art thow to thy self sic fo?
Luif still in hope with pacience.
Althocht I leive in mirthles mone,
Half mingled with melancolie,
Wald god þe day sall come anone,
That þow thy awin desyre sall sie;
Althocht it cum nocht instantlie,
As ȝe wald wiss with diligence,
Ȝit on na wayis ȝe weirie be,
Bot luif in hope with pacience.
In Luifis court quha listis to duell,
At euerye schoure þai may nocht schrink,
Bot oft man suffer stormes fell,
And of þe well of dolour drink;
No thing can gar þame wray nor wrink,
No thing can do to thame offence,
Bot pacientlie that thay will think,
To luif in hope with pacience.
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Hope is þe onlie meit remeid,
For þame þat lyis in memorie;
Hope causis captivis demit to deid,
In presoun strang richt blyith to be;
Hope causis men in rageing see,
To sowme thocht þai sie no defence:
Hope causss luifaris, verrilie,
To luif in hope with pacience.
Hope causit Jacob fourtene ȝeiris
In bondage bass for to remane;
Hope causit atrides and his feiris
In Troy ten ȝeiris to fecht full fane;
Houpe causit penelopie to refrane
Lang tuentie ȝeiris in obseruance:
Hope causit luifaris to constrane,
And luif in hope with pacience.
My Ladyis hert is nocht of Stone,
I watt sche will nocht sie me die;
I watt sche is nocht sic ane one
As, god forbid, se crueltie.
Hir gentilnes assuris me
My service sche will recompance,
Assuring hir that quhill I die,
To luif in hope with pacience.
O peirles peirle of pulchritude!
O cheif charbucle of chaistitie!
O deaisie deir! O rubie rude!
The fairest flour of feminie.
O plicht-anker of constancie!
Eccept my seruice but offence,
Assuring ȝow þat quhill I die,
To luif in hope with pacience.
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