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110 XL WILLIAM DUNBAR.;:;;5 ' Quhairto/ qtiod I, * sail I upryss at morrow,For in this may few birdis herd I singThai haif moir causs to weip and plane thair sorrow,Thy air it is nof^t holsum nor benyng ;Lord Eolus dois in thy sessone ringSo busteous ar the blastis of his home,Ama;?g thy bewis to walk I haif forborne/6 W/t^ /^at this lady sobirly did smyll,And said, upryss, and do thy obseruanceThow did promyt, in mayis lusty quhyle.For to discr}'ve the Ross of most plesance.Go se the birdis how thay sing and dance,Illum}Tiit oure w/t/^orient skyis brycht,Awnamyllit richely wzt^ new asure lycht.'7 Quhen this wes said, departit scho, this queue,And enterit in a lusty gairding gentAnd tha;^, methoc/it, full hestely besene.In serk and mantill [eftir hir] ^In-to //lisI wentgarth, most dulce and redolentOff herb and flour, and tendir pla;2tissueit.And grene levis,doing of dew doun fleit.8 The purpour sone, with tendir bemys reid.In orient bricht as angell did appeir.Throw goldin skyis putting \-p his heid,Quhois gilt tressis schone so wondir cleir.That all ///e world tuke confort, fer and neir.To luke vpone his fresche and blisfull face,Doing all sable fro the hevywnis chace.* The MS. has • full haistely,' repeated from above.