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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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18. [Oppressit hairt, indure.]

Oppressit hairt, indure
In dolour and distress,
Wappit without recure
In wo remidiless;
Sen scho is merciless,
And caussis all thy smert
Quhilk suld thy dolour dress;
Indure oppressit hairt!
Perforss tak paciens
And dre thy destany
To lufe but recompens
Is grit perplexitie;
Of thyne aduersitie
Wyt thyself and no mo,
For quhen þat thow wes fre
Thow wald nocht hald þe so.
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Thow langit ay to prufe
The strenth of luvis lair,
And quhat kin thing wes lufe
Quhilk now settis the so sair.
Off all thy wo and cair
It mendis the nocht to mene,
Howbeid thow suld forfair,
Thyself þe causs hes bene.
Quhen thow wes weill at eiss
And subiect to no wicht,
Thow hir for lufe did cheiss
Quhilk settis thy lufe at licht;
And thocht thow knew hir slicht
Ȝit wald thow [nocht] refrane,
Thairfoir it is bot rycht
That thow indure þe pane.
Bot ȝit my corpss allace,
Is wrangusly opprest
Be the in to þis cace
And brocht to grit wanrest,
Quhy suld it so be drest,
Be the, and daly pynd?
Quhilk still it ay detest
Thy wantoun folich mynd.
The blenkyne of ane E
Ay gart the goif and glaik;
My body bad lat be,
And of thy siching slaik,
Thow wald nocht rest bot raik
And lair the in þe myre,
Ȝit felȝeit thow to faik
That thow did maist desyre.
Thocht thow do murn and weip
With inwart spreit opprest,
Quhen vþir men takis sleip
Thow wantis the nychtis rest:
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Scho quhome thow luvis best
Off the takis littill thocht,
Thy wo and grit wanrest
And cair scho countis nocht.
Thairfoir go hens in haist
My langour to lament.
Do nocht my body waist
Quhilk nevir did consent,
And thocht thow wald repent
That thow hir hes persewit,
Ȝit man thow stand content
And drynk þat thow hes brewit.
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