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The poems (1902)

Scott, Alexander (1525?-1584?)

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The Wryttar to the Reidaris.
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1. Ane new ȝeir gift, to the quene Mary, Quhen scho come first hame.
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2. The iusting and debait vp at the Drum, Betuix Wa Adamsone, and Iohnie Sym.
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3. Of May.
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4. [O Lusty May, with Flora Quene.]
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Poems on the Pains and Pleasures of Love.
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5. [Luve preysis but comparesone.]
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6. [Haif hairt in hairt, ȝe hairt of hairtis, haill.]
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7. The anschir to the ballat of hairtis.
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8. [Hence, hairt, with hir þat most departe.]
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9. [Quha is perfyte to put in wryt.]
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10. [I wil be plane and lufe affane.]
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11. [Only to ȝow in erd that I lufe best.]
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12. [Rycht as þe glass bene thirlit thrucht with bemis.]
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13. [“Up, helsum hairt! thy rutis rais, & lowp.”
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14. [How suld my febill body fure.]
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15. [Marvilling in mynd, quhat ailis fortoun at me.]
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16. [Departe, departe, departe.]
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17. [That evir I luvit allace þairfoir.]
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18. [Oppressit hairt, indure.]
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19. [Leif luve & lat me leif allone.]
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20. [Thocht I in grit distress.]
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21. [Langour to leive, allace.]
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22. [Favour is fair in luvis lair.]
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23. [Returne thee, hairt, hamewart agane.]
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24. [In June the jem of joy and geme.]
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25. [Thair is nocht ane winche þat I se.]
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26. Quod Scott quhen his wyfe left him.
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27. [Quha lykis to luve.]
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28. [Lo! quhat it is to luve.]
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29. [Quhome sould I wyt of my mischance.]
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30. It cumis ȝow luvaris to be laill.
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31. [Fra raige of ȝowth the rynk hes rune.]
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Satires.
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32. The slicht remeid of luve.
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33. Ane ballat maid to þe derisioun and scorne of wantoun wemen.
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34. [I mvse and mervillis in my mind.]
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35. [Ladies, be war þat plesand ar.]
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36. [Ȝe blindit luvaris luke.]
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Paraphrases of the Psalms.
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37. The first psalme.
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38. The fyifty psalme.
  
The Wryttar to the Redare.

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27. [Quha lykis to luve.]

Quha lykis to luve / or þat law pruve,
Lat him beleif this lyfe to leid;
His mynd sall moif / but rest or ruve,
With diuerss doulouris to þe deid:
He sall tyne appetyte
And meit and sleip gife quyte,
And want þe way perfyte
To find remeid.
He sall nocht wit / quhiddir þat it
Be panefull, plesand, weill, or wo;
To stand, or sit / remoif or flit,
To gang, to ly, to byd, or go:
No wit sal be degest
To heir, se, smell, nor test;
Bot as a brutall best
He sall be so.
Fle thocht he wald / lufe sall him hald,
Within þe dungeoun of dispair;
Quhyle hett, quhyle cald / a thowsandfald,
His purpoiss sal be heir and thair;
He sall hald wisdome vyce,
And vertew of no pryce,
Bot as a fule vnwyce
So sall he fair.
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This is the quhy / and causs þat I
Complene so peteously in plane,
I lufe þe wy / will nocht apply,
Nor grant to gife / me grace agane:
The moir scheruice I do
The moir fremmit is scho,
Without respect vnto
My crewall pane.
Ȝe luvaris se / gife þat this be
Ane lyfe þat all gude men malignis;
I say for me / it is to fle
Aboif þe pest and plaig þat ringis:
Quhilk is bot curius,
Ay woid and furius,
Ane fyre sulfurius
That men doun bringis.
My breþir deir / we most forbeir,
And fra this sinfull lyfe evaid ws;
Lat ressoun steir / ȝour hairtis inteir,
And nocht thoill lathly lust to leid ws;
Quhilk is þe verry net
That satane for ws set,
To causs ws quyt forȝet
The Lord þat maid ws.
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