The minor poems of William Lauder playwright, poet, and minister of the word of God, (mainly on the state of Scotland in and about 1568 A.D., that year of famine and plague) ... Edited from the unique originals belonging to S. Christie-Miller ... By F. J. Furnivall |
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Ane trew & breue Sentencius Discriptioun of ye nature of Scotland Twiching
the Interteinment of virtewus men That laketh Ryches.
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Ane trew & breue Sentencius Discriptioun of ye nature of Scotland Twiching the Interteinment of virtewus men That laketh Ryches.
Compyld be William Lauder, Minister of Gods wourd. &c.
Howbeit thow war of portrature preclair,
And war indewit with prignant virteuis seir,
And thocht in knawledge thou had no compair,
That thou culd teache all sciencis perqueir,
And thocht of blude thow war ane prencis peir,
Ȝit in this Realme, I Lat the vnderstand,
And thow Layk substance of thy awin, and geir,
Thow will be Lytill regardit in this Land.
And war indewit with prignant virteuis seir,
And thocht in knawledge thou had no compair,
That thou culd teache all sciencis perqueir,
And thocht of blude thow war ane prencis peir,
Ȝit in this Realme, I Lat the vnderstand,
And thow Layk substance of thy awin, and geir,
Thow will be Lytill regardit in this Land.
Bot thocht thow be ane Ideote, or ane fule,
Ane maykles monstour, withoutin wit or lair,
Ane Blunt bubo, that neuer had bene at scule,
And sik as Is of euerye virtew bair,
Ȝit haue thow gudis and geir, I the declair,—
Thoucht thow be weked, I put the out of dout,—
And thocht thow war to sathane, Sone & air,
Ȝit for thy bagis thow sall be takin owt.
Ane maykles monstour, withoutin wit or lair,
Ane Blunt bubo, that neuer had bene at scule,
And sik as Is of euerye virtew bair,
Ȝit haue thow gudis and geir, I the declair,—
Thoucht thow be weked, I put the out of dout,—
And thocht thow war to sathane, Sone & air,
Ȝit for thy bagis thow sall be takin owt.
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Allace! heir is ane Cairfull Miserie!
That virtewis men but geir ar of no pryce,
And Beasts, for bags, ar in Authorytie!
I think this change is wonderus strange & nyce!
The caus heirof Is onlie Couattyse,
That blinds so man that he can no wayis se
To cheryse virtew, And ay chaistyce vice:
Allace! heir is ane cairfull misere!
That virtewis men but geir ar of no pryce,
And Beasts, for bags, ar in Authorytie!
I think this change is wonderus strange & nyce!
The caus heirof Is onlie Couattyse,
That blinds so man that he can no wayis se
To cheryse virtew, And ay chaistyce vice:
Allace! heir is ane cairfull misere!
quod Lauder.
Neathir virtew nor wit, in to this weked land
Doith proffeit thame that hes nocht gudis in hand.
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