The minor poems of William Lauder playwright, poet, and minister of the word of God, (mainly on the state of Scotland in and about 1568 A.D., that year of famine and plague) ... Edited from the unique originals belonging to S. Christie-Miller ... By F. J. Furnivall |
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Saule lost his Kingdome throw his gredines.
And riche Naball, for his grit churlyschenes
Schewin to Dauid, almaist had bene distroyit,
Gyf Abygall had nocht it weill conuoyit,
And measit Dauid verray Prudentlie;
Ȝit God maid Naball schortlie for to de,
And him bereft frome all his wardlie wrak,
For ony fence the churlysche Carll could mak.
As sall all wrachit Churlis layf thair geir,
And vtheris thairof sall mak mirrye cheir,
That nocht pertenit to thame be kin nor blude!
All wrachis wrak thus endis, to conclude.
Ȝit mony of Naballis blude dois rest behind,
Bot verray few of Abygallis to find!
And riche Naball, for his grit churlyschenes
Schewin to Dauid, almaist had bene distroyit,
Gyf Abygall had nocht it weill conuoyit,
And measit Dauid verray Prudentlie;
Ȝit God maid Naball schortlie for to de,
And him bereft frome all his wardlie wrak,
For ony fence the churlysche Carll could mak.
As sall all wrachit Churlis layf thair geir,
And vtheris thairof sall mak mirrye cheir,
That nocht pertenit to thame be kin nor blude!
All wrachis wrak thus endis, to conclude.
Ȝit mony of Naballis blude dois rest behind,
Bot verray few of Abygallis to find!
| The minor poems of William Lauder | |