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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IX. [OCH, LUIF, IN LANGOUR HEIR I LY.]
“Och, Luif, in langour heir I ly
With wofull cheir;
In luifis rage opprest am I,
As ȝe sall heir,
That I am cassin clene in cair,
And confortles,
And woundit in ȝour bewtie fair
With sic distres.
Och love, haue pitie on my payne
And constancie,
And caus my wofull cair refrane:
Sueithairt haue reuth on me.”
With wofull cheir;
In luifis rage opprest am I,
As ȝe sall heir,
That I am cassin clene in cair,
And confortles,
And woundit in ȝour bewtie fair
With sic distres.
Och love, haue pitie on my payne
And constancie,
And caus my wofull cair refrane:
Sueithairt haue reuth on me.”
“Ȝour lust & languore I lament
With hairt richt soir;
Ȝour Ramping rage, and ȝour intent,
Dois evill dischore;
That ȝe ar cassin clene in cair,
And confortles,
And woundit in my bewtie fair
With sic distres—
Ȝe may gang seik sum medicene,
Bot nocht at mee,
Sum vþer may that may ȝow deine
Ȝour lust to satisfie.”
With hairt richt soir;
Ȝour Ramping rage, and ȝour intent,
Dois evill dischore;
That ȝe ar cassin clene in cair,
And confortles,
And woundit in my bewtie fair
With sic distres—
Ȝe may gang seik sum medicene,
Bot nocht at mee,
Sum vþer may that may ȝow deine
Ȝour lust to satisfie.”
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“My burd so bricht, bayth day and nicht,
With wofull cheir,
Quhen þat ȝe ar out of my sicht,
And luif but weir,
It dois me peirss so vehement
In at my braynis;
Sueit hairt, ȝe suld be weill content
To eiss my paynis.
It is ȝour luif þat I do choiss
& crawe trewlie,
Al vþir vemen to refuis:
Sueit hert haif Reuthe on me.”
With wofull cheir,
Quhen þat ȝe ar out of my sicht,
And luif but weir,
It dois me peirss so vehement
In at my braynis;
Sueit hairt, ȝe suld be weill content
To eiss my paynis.
It is ȝour luif þat I do choiss
& crawe trewlie,
Al vþir vemen to refuis:
Sueit hert haif Reuthe on me.”
“Quhy call ȝe me ȝour burde so bricht,
Be day or nicht?
My freindis will cheis sum vþer weicht
For me, I say,
That of great kin and clan is cummit,
To be my maik;
Thairfoir I pray ȝow hald ȝour tung,
Ȝour paynis to slaik,
And nocht perturbe ȝour mynd no moir
in vanitie;
Latt wit and wisdome ȝou restoir,
And seik no louf of mee.”
Be day or nicht?
My freindis will cheis sum vþer weicht
For me, I say,
That of great kin and clan is cummit,
To be my maik;
Thairfoir I pray ȝow hald ȝour tung,
Ȝour paynis to slaik,
And nocht perturbe ȝour mynd no moir
in vanitie;
Latt wit and wisdome ȝou restoir,
And seik no louf of mee.”
“O fragrant flouris of eloquenc[e],
of femini[e],
Sen euer in ȝow is my pretens,
Quhill þat I die,
And sen I schaw þe suith full sueit
To ȝow but weir,
Ane temperat tree will bear gud frute
Ainis in þe ȝeir,
Althocht þe branches dois nocht glance
In wemenis eie;
Ȝit for ȝour humble obseruance,
Sueit hert haif reuth on mee.”
of femini[e],
Sen euer in ȝow is my pretens,
Quhill þat I die,
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To ȝow but weir,
Ane temperat tree will bear gud frute
Ainis in þe ȝeir,
Althocht þe branches dois nocht glance
In wemenis eie;
Ȝit for ȝour humble obseruance,
Sueit hert haif reuth on mee.”
“As fragrant flouris of eloquence
I neuer knew,
Now as I sie, ȝe man go hence,
And nocht persew,
Nor braik ȝour brane for me in vane
In ony wayis,
For sindrie tymes I schew [ȝe] plane
Thair was na mayis.
Go, plant ȝour treis quhair euer ȝe pleis,
And latt me bee;
Ressaue ȝour frute with mekill eis,
And seik na luif of mee.”
I neuer knew,
Now as I sie, ȝe man go hence,
And nocht persew,
Nor braik ȝour brane for me in vane
In ony wayis,
For sindrie tymes I schew [ȝe] plane
Thair was na mayis.
Go, plant ȝour treis quhair euer ȝe pleis,
And latt me bee;
Ressaue ȝour frute with mekill eis,
And seik na luif of mee.”
“Now, I possessour of all cair,
Sueit ladie fair,
Till oppin my pak and sell no wair,
I say no mair,
For gif my life lay in ȝour luif,
Than war I lost;
Quhen I offend, ȝe may repruif
Me with gryte bost
Heir as I meane ȝe may obstene
From feminie,
Les nor ȝour grace, do as ȝe meane:
Sueit hairt haif reuth on me.”
Sueit ladie fair,
Till oppin my pak and sell no wair,
I say no mair,
For gif my life lay in ȝour luif,
Than war I lost;
Quhen I offend, ȝe may repruif
Me with gryte bost
Heir as I meane ȝe may obstene
From feminie,
Les nor ȝour grace, do as ȝe meane:
Sueit hairt haif reuth on me.”
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“O lustie lufe of luferis all,”
This lady sayis,
“Ȝour wordis with weping makis me fall,
This all my dayis,
To pas with ȝow in ony place,
Quhair euer ȝe pleiss,”
Into hir armes sche did him brace,
And to him sayis:
“O trew luif myne, quhilk is myne awin,
And ay salbe,
Desyring ȝow þat it war knawin,
That ȝe wad marie me.”
This lady sayis,
“Ȝour wordis with weping makis me fall,
This all my dayis,
To pas with ȝow in ony place,
Quhair euer ȝe pleiss,”
Into hir armes sche did him brace,
And to him sayis:
“O trew luif myne, quhilk is myne awin,
And ay salbe,
Desyring ȝow þat it war knawin,
That ȝe wad marie me.”
“To marie the! ” he sayis agane,
“How micht þat be?
For sindrie tymes ȝe schew me plane
My law degree,
And said thy frendis wald nocht consent,
Nor gif ȝe leive,
And bad me seik sum medicene,
Quhilk did me greive;
Most rissolut expell[t] my suite
In termis hie:
Ȝe and ȝour freindis thay may go hence,
And seik no luif of me.”
“How micht þat be?
For sindrie tymes ȝe schew me plane
My law degree,
And said thy frendis wald nocht consent,
Nor gif ȝe leive,
And bad me seik sum medicene,
Quhilk did me greive;
Most rissolut expell[t] my suite
In termis hie:
Ȝe and ȝour freindis thay may go hence,
And seik no luif of me.”
Finis quod nescio.
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