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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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24. [In June the jem of joy and geme.]

In June the jem / of joy, and geme
This present to compyle express,
But hurt, but wem / or wind to stem,
Inarmit I am / with haviness.
Wantone in weill but wo,
Glaid without greif also,
And fre of every fo
That I confess.
I maik it plane / for luve agane
Thair sall no sorrow in me synk;
Nor ȝit in vane / to suffer pane
To stop frome sleip, frome meit or drink,
Thair is no lady fre
That and scho favour me,
Scho will nocht thoill to se
Me pyne I think.
Be scho content / of corss & rent
All sal be hirss that I may get hir,
Will scho absent / hyne sall I went,
And at als littill valor set hir.
Quhair power ma not plaiss,
Adew without diseiss,
Als gud luve cumis as gais
Or raþir bettir.
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Quhen scho growis heich / I draw on dreich
To vesy and behald the end,
Quhen scho growis skeich / I byd on beich,
To lat hir in the brydill bend.
Quhen schow growis meik and tame,
Scho sal be wylcome hame,
Gif scho my luve quytclame
I sall nocht kend.
Pleiss scho to rew / I sall persew
With subiect scherwyice every sessone,
Be scho vntrew / fair weill, adew,
For as scho chaingis I sall cheiss one.
Bot gif scho steidfast stand,
And be nocht wariand,
I am at hir command
Conforme to ressone.
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