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XI. (a) <strong>the</strong> thrissill and <strong>the</strong> rois. 109[(A) The Thrissill and <strong>the</strong> Rois 7\Quhen m^rch wes ys'iih variand windzi- past,And appryll had, ^'iih hir siluer schouris,Tane leif at nature ^iih ane orient blast,And lusty may, that muddir is <strong>of</strong> flouris.Had maid <strong>the</strong> birdis <strong>to</strong> begyn thair houris,Amang <strong>the</strong> tendir odouris reid and quhyt,Quhois armony <strong>to</strong> heir it wes delytIn bed at morrow, sleiping as I lay,Metho^t aurora, wnih hir cristall ene,In at tliQwindow lukit by th^ day.And halsit me, v^iih visage paill and grene ;On quhois hand a lark sang fro <strong>the</strong> splene,*Awalk, luvaris, out <strong>of</strong> 50ur slomering,Se how <strong>the</strong> lusty morrow dois vp-spring !Me thor^t, fresche may befoir my bed vp-stude.In weid depaynt <strong>of</strong> mony div^rss hew,Sobir, benyng, and full <strong>of</strong> ma;2suetude.In bry^Ty^tatteir <strong>of</strong> flouris forgit new,Hevinly <strong>of</strong> color, quhyt, reid, broun, and blew,Balmit in dew, and gilt ^i\.h phebus bemysQ«>^z'll all Me houss illumynit <strong>of</strong> hir lemys.'Slugird,' scho said, * awalk annone for schame,And in my honoz^r sum thing thow go wrytThe lark hes done ///e mirry day proclame,To raiss vp luvaris wzU comfort and delyt;3it no

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