Poems of John Stewart of Baldyneiss From the MS. in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh: Edited by Thomas Crockett |
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TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
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TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
ANE VTHER SONNET.
Quhat neids to gilt the glansing gould maist fyne?Quhat neids the perfyt pretious stone to pryis?
Quhat Stream may Strenth the recent mychtie vyne?
Quhat foull may matche the Phenix in the skyis?
Quhat styll may set out Salomon moir vyis
Than be his prudent precepts may appeir?
Quhat neids to speik Quhair Pruif maist plainlie tryis,
As quho vold say Apollo Schynis cleir?
I grant in deid the charbunckill is deir,
And phebus foull, Because thay ar so rair,
Than In lykmaner lo behold him heir
Quho far Surmonts all vthers but compair,
And nane exprim may all his praise perfyt,
Except thay haid his awne deuyn Indyt.
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