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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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29. [Quhome sould I wyt of my mischance.]

Quhome sould I wyt of my mischance,
Bot Cupeid king of variance?
Thy court, without considerance,
Quhen I it knew,
Or evir made þe observance,
Sa far I rew.
Thow and thy law ar instrumentis
Off diuerss inconvenientis;
Thy scheruice mony soir repentis,
Knawing þe quarrell;
Quhen body, honor, & substance schentis
And saule in perrell.
Quhat is thy manrent bot mischeif,
Sturt, angir, grunching, yre, and greif,
Evill lyfe, and langour but releif,
Off woundis wan;
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Displesour, pane, and he repreif
Off god and man!
Thow loviss thame þat lowdest leis,
And followis fastest on þame [that] fleis;
Thow lychtleis all trew properteis
Off lufe express,
And markis quhair nevir styme thow seis,
Bot hittis be gais[s].
Blynd buk, bot at þe bound thow schutis,
And þame forbeiris þat the rebutis;
Thow ryvis þair hartis ay fra þe rutis,
Quhilk ar thy awin,
And cureis þame, curis nocht thre cutis
To be misknawin.
Thow art in freyndschip with þi fo,
And fremmit to thy freynd also,
Thow flemis all faythfull men the fro
Of steidfast thocht,
Regarding non bot þame ago,
That curis the nocht.
Thow chirreiss þame þat with þe chyddis,
And baneiss þame with þe abydis:
Thow hess þi horne ay in þair sydis,
That cannocht fle;
Thay furdir werst in the confydis,
I say for me.
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