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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X. [REDOLENT ROIS, MY ONLIE SCHOIS.]
Redolent roiss, my onlie schois,
I man disclois my siching sair;
my frendle fois, throcht passing wois,
for to reioss I may no mair.
quhat cruell cair, quhat deip dispair,
maybe compairt into my pairt?
quha may repair my siching sair,
or sall prepair to mand my smairt?
I man disclois my siching sair;
my frendle fois, throcht passing wois,
for to reioss I may no mair.
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maybe compairt into my pairt?
quha may repair my siching sair,
or sall prepair to mand my smairt?
Except my sueit, with hairt contreit,
I do repeit with fervencie,
quhilk to retreit, luif causis fleit,
for sorrow, heit of ardencie.
Sen destinie, my libertie,
Alluterlie is reft away,
assuring me that I sall die,
Except ȝe be þe onle stay.
I do repeit with fervencie,
quhilk to retreit, luif causis fleit,
for sorrow, heit of ardencie.
Sen destinie, my libertie,
Alluterlie is reft away,
assuring me that I sall die,
Except ȝe be þe onle stay.
Sen þat I now on force mun bow
to ȝow, in deid, to seik remeid,
houping thairthro ȝe will allow,
to quha I bow I sall proced,
seiking but dreid, favour, or steid,
Till atropis threid my lyve devoir:
To seik my deid, ȝour name will spreid,
as homicede for euermore.
to ȝow, in deid, to seik remeid,
houping thairthro ȝe will allow,
to quha I bow I sall proced,
seiking but dreid, favour, or steid,
Till atropis threid my lyve devoir:
To seik my deid, ȝour name will spreid,
as homicede for euermore.
my hairt, convert þis dairt fra me,
my luif, remow þis ruif of cair,
my deir, apeir, þat feir my fle,
my dow, be now my conforter;
my bird, ȝour word, as suord, is sair;
my breist, is persit with uyolence:
me saif, I craif, to haif na mair
bot hert for hert in recompence.
my luif, remow þis ruif of cair,
my deir, apeir, þat feir my fle,
my dow, be now my conforter;
my bird, ȝour word, as suord, is sair;
my breist, is persit with uyolence:
me saif, I craif, to haif na mair
bot hert for hert in recompence.
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quhilk hert, as rube in this ring,
I do coniwr into ȝour cuir,
Hoiping it sall get conforting,
sseruand ȝour plesand portratour;
quhilk, gif ȝe do ressaue, be suir,
nocht cowntting þis my crwell cair,
my lyfe my na langer Indwre,
quhill meitting [OMITTED]
I do coniwr into ȝour cuir,
Hoiping it sall get conforting,
sseruand ȝour plesand portratour;
quhilk, gif ȝe do ressaue, be suir,
nocht cowntting þis my crwell cair,
my lyfe my na langer Indwre,
quhill meitting [OMITTED]
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