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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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6. [Haif hairt in hairt, ȝe hairt of hairtis, haill.]

Haif hairt in hairt, ȝe hairt of hairtis, haill;
Trewly sweit hairt, ȝour hairt my hairt sal haif;
Expell deir hairt my havy hairtis baill;
Praying ȝow hairt quhilk hes my hairt in graif,
Sen ȝe sweit hairt, my hairt may sla & saif,
Lat nocht deir hairt my leill hairt be forloir,
Excelland hairt, of every hairtis gloir.
Glaid is my hairt, with ȝow sueit hairt to rest,
And serue ȝow hairt, with hairtis observance;
Sen ȝe ar, hairt, with bayth our hairtis possest,
My hairt is in ȝour hairtis gouernance;
Do with my hairt, ȝour hairtis sweit plesance,
For is my hairt thrall ȝour hairt vntill;
I haif no hairt contrair ȝour hairtis will.
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Sen ȝe haif hairt, my faythfull hairt, in cure,
Vphald þe hairt, quhilk is ȝour hairtis awin;
Gif my hairt be ȝour hairtis scheruiture,
How may ȝe thoill ȝour trew hairt be ourthrawin?
Quhairfoir sweit hairt nocht suffer so be knawin,
Bot ȝe be, hairt, my hairtis reiosing,
As ȝe ar hairt of hairtis conforting.
[Anon.]
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