 | To the Richt High Lodvvik Duke of Lenox |  |
Pamphilus speakis to Galathea.
Behold how lufe so hiely dois exceid,
Young plesant plant, maist prudent and perfite,
Constraining vs to foster, and to feid,
Our hairtis with sportis, and plais of gret delyte,
Behold how wantoun Venvs, hes the wyte,
Compelling vs, hir plesours till espier,
And vs commandis, to tak our apetite,
Into that thing, quhilk lufers dois desier.
Young plesant plant, maist prudent and perfite,
Constraining vs to foster, and to feid,
Our hairtis with sportis, and plais of gret delyte,
Behold how wantoun Venvs, hes the wyte,
Compelling vs, hir plesours till espier,
And vs commandis, to tak our apetite,
Into that thing, quhilk lufers dois desier.
Quhy stay I now, and thairfore to be schort,
My humble sute, gif gud atendence to,
And I maist ernestlie, will you exhort,
To tak in patience, that quhilk I will do.
My humble sute, gif gud atendence to,
And I maist ernestlie, will you exhort,
To tak in patience, that quhilk I will do.
| To the Richt High Lodvvik Duke of Lenox | |