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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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XI. (b) DUNBAR DESYRED TO BE ANE FREIR. II76 My ' brethir <strong>of</strong>t hes maid <strong>the</strong> supplicationisBe epistillis, sermonis, and relationis,To tak this abbeit ; bot thow did postpone.But furder process, cum on thairfoir anone,All circumstance put by and excusationis.' 307 ' Gif evir my for<strong>to</strong>un wes <strong>to</strong> be a freir,The dait thair<strong>of</strong> is past full mony a yeir.For in-<strong>to</strong> every lusty <strong>to</strong>un and placeOff all Yngland, <strong>from</strong> Berwick <strong>to</strong> Kalice,I haif in-<strong>to</strong> thy habeit maid gud cheir. 358 In freiris weid full fairly haif I fleichit,In ithaif I in pulpet gone and preichitIn Dern<strong>to</strong>un kirk, and eik in Canterberry.In it I past at Dover oure <strong>the</strong> ferry,Throw Piccardy, and thair <strong>the</strong> peple teichit. 409 Als lang as I did beir <strong>the</strong> freiris style,In me, god wait, wes mony wrink and wyle.In me wes falset, with every wicht <strong>to</strong> flatter,Quhilk mycht be flemit with na haly watterI wes ay reddy all men <strong>to</strong> begyle.' 4510 The freir, that did Sanct Francis thair appeir,Ane feind he wes, in liknes <strong>of</strong> ane freir ;He vaneist away with stynk and fyrrie smowkWith him, me thocht, all <strong>the</strong> house-end he <strong>to</strong>wk,And I awoik, as wy that wes in weir. 50

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