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Poems of Alexander Montgomerie

And Other Pieces from Laing MS. No. 447: Supplementary Volume: Edited with Introduction, Appendices, Notes, and Glossary by George Stevenson
Montgomerie, Alexander (1545?-1598)

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THE CHERRIE AND THE SLAE
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THE FLYTING BETWEEN MONTGOMERIE AND POLWART
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
 I. 
I. [LUIF STILL IN HOPE WITH PACIENCE.]
 II. 
II. [SUEIT HAIRT, REIOS IN MYND.]
 III. 
III. [WO WORTH THE FALL OF FORTOUNIS QUHEILL.]
 IV. 
IV. [PREPOTENT PALME IMPERIALL.]
 V. 
V. [KING CUPAID, GRACLES GOD OF GLAIKES.]
 VI. 
VI. [NAN LUFFIS BOTT FULLIS VNLUD AGANE.]
 VII. 
VII. [FRESCHE FLUREIS FAIR, AND LUSUM LADIE QUHYTE.]
 VIII. 
VIII. [AS EIS AR MESSAGE TO ÞE HAIRT.]
 IX. 
IX. [OCH, LUIF, IN LANGOUR HEIR I LY.]
 X. 
X. [REDOLENT ROIS, MY ONLIE SCHOIS.]
 XI. 
XI. [MY FREIND, IF ÞOW WILL CREDEITT ME IN OUCHT.]
 XII. 
XII. [O FRAGRANT FLOUR, FAIR AND FORMOIS.]
 XIII. 
XIII. [GRUND THE ON PATIENCE, BLIND NOT THY CONSCIENCE.]
 XIV. 
XIV. [THE LUIF I BEARE IS FIXTT ON ONE.]
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI. [IN SOMER QUHEN ÞE FEILDIS AR FAIR.]
 XVII. 
XVII. [I WIS I WAIR TRANSFIGURAT IN ANE RING.]
 XVIII. 
XVIII. [GLADE AM I, GLADE AM I.]
 XIX. 
XIX. [I HOIPE TO SERVE, SANE SYNE TO DESERUE.]
 XX. 
XX. [MY BREIST IS MAID THE VERRAY GRAIF OF WOO.]
 XXI. 
XXI. ANE DREAME.
 XXII. 
XXII. [YOUR OUTUARD GESTURE, FORME, AND FASSOINS FAIR.]
 XXIII. 
XXIII. [I SERVE ANE DAME MOIR QUHEITER THAN THE SNAW.]
 XXIV. 
XXIV. [THE ROYALL PALICE OF ÞE HEICHEST HEWIN.]
 XXV. 
XXV. [THE TENDER SNOW, OF GRANIS SOFT & QUHYT.]
 XXVI. 
XXVI. ANE SCOTTIS SONNETT.
 XXVII. 
XXVII. SONET.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. SONNETT.
 XXIX. 
XXIX. [SOME MEN FOR SUDDANE JOY DO WEIP.]
 XXX. 
XXX. [PECCAUI PATER, MESERERE MEI.]
 XXXI. 
XXXI. [O LORD, MY GOD, TO ÞE I CRAY, HEIR MY COMPLENT.]
 XXXII. 
XXXII. [O LORD, MY GOD, SEN I AM BROCHT TO GREITT DISTRES.]
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII. [QUHA SO DOIS PUT ÞAIR CONFIDENCE.]
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV. [HARKEN, HERKENE, ME THINK ANE TROMPETT DOIS STUND.]
 XXXV. 
XXXV. [THE WEICHT OF SIN IS WONDIR GREITT.]
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI. [CONSIDER, MAN, HOW TYME DO PAS.]

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XXIV. [THE ROYALL PALICE OF ÞE HEICHEST HEWIN.]

The royall palice of þe heichest hewin,
the staitlie fornace of þe sterrie round,
the loftie wolt of wandring planettis sewin,
þe air, þe fyre, þe wattir, & þe ground—
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suppois of thais þe science be profound,
surppassing far our gros & sillie sens,
The pregnant spreittis ȝit of þe leirnit hes fund,
by age, by tyme, & lang experience,
Thair pitche, thair powir, and Inflwence,
the cowrs of natwre & hir mowingis all;
Sa þat we neid nocht now be in suspence
off erthelie thingis, nor ȝit celestiall;
Bot onlie of þis monstwre luif we dout,
quhais craftie cowrs no cwning can find out.
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