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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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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
 I. 
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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VIII. [AS EIS AR MESSAGE TO ÞE HAIRT.]

As eis ar message to þe hairt,
The hairt consultis with þe thocht,
So thocht and mynd consultis Inwart
To will, and quhen that thay haue wrocht,
Directis þe handis, and handis hes brocht
This bill vnto ȝour guidlie heidis;
Ȝour guidlie heidis this send hes socht,
And socht is mercy and remeid.
Remeid man mend my mellodie,
Than mellodie is my desyre,
Desyre is medicene for me,
And medicene þat I requyre,
And I requyre luif to inspyre,
Ȝour hert to myne, as myne is ȝouris,
That ȝouris ower myne may haif impyre,
And myne to serve ȝow at all houris.
As at all hour I salbe readie,
quhen ȝe ar readie to ressaue it,
Ressaue it, ȝe [quha] ar my Ladie,
for ȝe ar Ladie quha suld haif it,
Sen ȝe suld haif it quha can craif it,
Craif it can none bot ȝow allone,
To ȝow allone now heir I laif it,
Now laif ȝe it, my hairt is gone.
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