Poems of Alexander Montgomerie And Other Pieces from Laing MS. No. 447: Supplementary Volume: Edited with Introduction, Appendices, Notes, and Glossary by George Stevenson |
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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.
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.
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.
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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