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31. [Fra raige of ȝowth the rynk hes rune.]
Fra raige of ȝowth the rynk hes rune,
And ressone tane the man to tune,
The brukle body than is wvne
And maid ane veschell new,
For than thruch grace he is begune
The well of wisdome for to kune;
Than is his weid of vertue spune
Trest weill this taill is trew.
And ressone tane the man to tune,
The brukle body than is wvne
And maid ane veschell new,
For than thruch grace he is begune
The well of wisdome for to kune;
Than is his weid of vertue spune
Trest weill this taill is trew.
For ȝowth and will ar so consorss
Withowt þat wisdome mak devorss,
Thay rin lyk wyld vndantit horss
But brydillis, to and fro.
Thair curage sa ourcumis thair corss,
Thrwcht heit of blude it hes sic forss
Bot gif the mynd haif sum remorss
Of God, all is ago.
Withowt þat wisdome mak devorss,
Thay rin lyk wyld vndantit horss
But brydillis, to and fro.
Thair curage sa ourcumis thair corss,
Thrwcht heit of blude it hes sic forss
Bot gif the mynd haif sum remorss
Of God, all is ago.
This wid fantastyk lust but lufe,
Dois so ȝung men to madness mvfe,
That thay ma nowþir rest nor rufe,
Till thay mischeif þair sellis.
Haif thay thair harlottis in behufe,
Thay sussy nocht thair god abufe;
Thair fame, thair wirschep, nor reprufe
Off honour nor ocht ellis.
Dois so ȝung men to madness mvfe,
That thay ma nowþir rest nor rufe,
Till thay mischeif þair sellis.
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Thay sussy nocht thair god abufe;
Thair fame, thair wirschep, nor reprufe
Off honour nor ocht ellis.
Ferme luve with prudens suld be vsit,
Thocht sum allegeand to excus it,
Sayis þat luve with witt inclusit
Ȝit is nocht worth a buttoun.
Sic vane opinioun is confusit,
That man but ressoun may be rusit;
Quha bene with beistly lust abusit,
I hald him bot ane muttoun.
Thocht sum allegeand to excus it,
Sayis þat luve with witt inclusit
Ȝit is nocht worth a buttoun.
Sic vane opinioun is confusit,
That man but ressoun may be rusit;
Quha bene with beistly lust abusit,
I hald him bot ane muttoun.
Quha wald in luve be estimat,
Suld haif þair hairtis ay elevat
With merciall myndis in doing þat,
Mycht causs thair fais to dowt thame.
Thocht wemen self be temerat
Thay luve no man effeminat,
And haldis thame, bot I wat not quhat,
That cannoch[t] be withowt thame.
Suld haif þair hairtis ay elevat
With merciall myndis in doing þat,
Mycht causs thair fais to dowt thame.
Thocht wemen self be temerat
Thay luve no man effeminat,
And haldis thame, bot I wat not quhat,
That cannoch[t] be withowt thame.
Ȝit man suld fauour thame, howbeid
Thay be bot necessar of neid;
Becauss we cum of thame, in deid,
Thair personis suld be prysit.
As grund is ordand to beir seid,
So is the woman born to breid
The fruct of man, and that to feid
As nature hes dewysit.
Thay be bot necessar of neid;
Becauss we cum of thame, in deid,
Thair personis suld be prysit.
As grund is ordand to beir seid,
So is the woman born to breid
The fruct of man, and that to feid
As nature hes dewysit.
Schort to conclude, I wald bath knew
That luvaris suld be leill and trew;
And ladeis suld all thingis eschew
That ma thair honor smot.
Be permanent þat wald persew
And rin nocht reklesly to rew
Bot as I direct, Adew!
Thuss I depairt, q[uod] Scott.
That luvaris suld be leill and trew;
And ladeis suld all thingis eschew
That ma thair honor smot.
Be permanent þat wald persew
And rin nocht reklesly to rew
Bot as I direct, Adew!
Thuss I depairt, q[uod] Scott.
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