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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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30. It cumis ȝow luvaris to be laill.

It cumis ȝow luvaris to be laill
Off body, hairt, & mynd alhaill,
And thocht ȝe with ȝour ladyis daill
Ressoun,
Bot and ȝour faith and lawty faill
Tressoun.
50

Ȝe may with honesty persew,
Gif ȝe be constant, trest, & trew;
Thocht than vnrycht thay on ȝow rew
Ressoun,
Bot be ȝe fund dowbill, adew
Tressoun.
Ȝour hummill scheruice first resing thame,
For that to ȝour intent sall bring thame;
With leif of ladeis thocht ȝe thing thame
Ressoun
Bot eftirwart and ȝe maling thame
Tressoun.
Do nevir the deid that ma diseiss thame,
Bot wirk with all ȝour mind to meiss thame;
To tak ȝour plesour quhen it pleiss thame
Resoun,
Bot with vntrewth and ȝe betraiss thame
Tressoun.
Defend thair fame quha evir fyle thame,
And ay with honest havingis style thame;
To Venus, als suppois ȝe wyle thame
Ressoun,
Bot be ȝe frawdfull and begyle thame
Tressoun.
Ȝe suld considdir or ȝe taik thame,
That littill scheruice will nocht staik thame;
Get ȝe ane goldin hour to glak thame
Ressoun,
Bot be ȝe frawdfull & forsaik thame
Tressoun.
Be secreit, trew, and plane allwey;
Defend þair fame baith nycht and day;
In prevy place suppoiss ȝe play
Ressoun,
Bot be ȝe ane clattrer, harmisay!
Tressoun.
51

Be courtas in ȝour cumpany,
For that sall causs thame to apply;
Thocht þat thay lat ȝow with thame ly
Ressoun,
Bot be ȝe fund vnfaithfull, fy!
Tressoun.
Wey weill thir versis that I wryt ȝow;
Do ȝour devoir quhen þat thay lat ȝow;
To lufe ȝour ladies quho can wyt ȝow?
Ressoun
Do ȝe the contrair, heir I quyt ȝow
Tressoun.
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