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XIII. PROLOUG OF THE XII BUK OF ENEADOS. 129For<strong>to</strong> behald, It was a glor^ <strong>to</strong> seTke stablit wynd/> and //ze cawmyt see,The s<strong>of</strong>t sesson, //le firmameM sereyn,T/ie lowne illumynat ayr, & fyrth ameynThe sylu^r scalyt fyschis on <strong>the</strong> greit 55Ourthwort cleir stremys sprynkland for //^e heyt,With fynnys schynand brovn as synopar,And chyssell talys, s<strong>to</strong>wrand heir & fhsLi;The new culloz/r aly^tnyng all /^e land2>,Forgane /Mr st^Lnnyn's schane /he beriall stra/^d/j-, 60Quhil //le reflex <strong>of</strong> Me diurnal bemysThe beyn bonkzlr kest ful <strong>of</strong> variant glemys :And lusty flora dyd hyr blomys spreidVnd^r <strong>the</strong> feit<strong>of</strong> Phebus sul5art steidTke swardit soyll enbrovd with selcouth hewys, 65Wod and forest obumbrat with /^ar bewys,Quhois blisfull branschis porturat on /he grundWith schaddoys schene schew rochis rubicundTown's, turettzj, kyrnellis, pynnaclys hieOf kyrkz>, castellis, and like fair Cite, 70Stude, payntit, eu^ry fyall,fayn, & stage,Apon /he plane grund, by Mar awyn vmbrage.Of Eolus north blastz> havand no dreid,The s\i\^e spred her braid bosu?;^ on breid,Zephyrus confortabiU Inspiratioun 75Fortill ressaue law in hyr barm adounThe cornys croppis & /he hen's new brerdWith glaidsu;;^ garmont revestyng Me erdSo thik Me plantzV sprang in enery peyce,Tke feildzj ferleis <strong>of</strong> Mar fructuus fleyce ;80Byssy dame Ceres, and provd pryapus,Reiosyng <strong>of</strong> Me planys ple/ztuus,Plenyst sa plesand & mast pr^pyrly,K

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