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

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130 XTII. GAWIN DOUGLAS.;;;;;:By natur nurysyt wondir nobilly,On ihe fertill skyrt-lappys <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gruiid ^^Strekyng on breid ondyr <strong>the</strong> Cyrkyll rovndThe variand vestur <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> venust vaillSchrowdz> <strong>the</strong> scherald fur, & euery faillOurfret wiih ful3eis <strong>of</strong> figur/i- fulldiuerss.The spray bysprent with spryngand sprowt/^f dispers, 90For callo^^r humour on <strong>the</strong> dewy nyght,Rendryng sum place <strong>the</strong> gerss-pilis thar hycht,Als far as catal, <strong>the</strong> lang symmyvis day,Had in //^ar pastur eyt & knyp awayAnd blisfull blossu7;zmys in <strong>the</strong> blomyt ^ard 95SubmittzV Mar hedii's in <strong>the</strong> 5ong so/mys salfgardIve levys rank ourspred <strong>the</strong> barmkyn wall,The blomyt hawthorn cled hys pyk/j allFurth <strong>of</strong> fresch burgionys <strong>the</strong> wyne grapis ^yngEndlang <strong>the</strong> treil3eis dyd on t^^yst^> hyng; 100The lowkyt but<strong>to</strong>nys on <strong>the</strong> gewmyt treisOurspredand leyvis <strong>of</strong> naturzl? tapestreis ;S<strong>of</strong>t gresy verdowr eftir balmy scho\vrzjOn curland stalkzV smylyng <strong>to</strong> /^ar floAvrwBehaldand //^ame sa mony diuerss hew, 105Sum perss, sum paill, snm burnet, and sum blew,Sum greyce, suw gowlys, suw purpo^/r, sum sangwane,Blanchit or brovne, fawch 5allow mony ane,Sum hevjTily culloryt in celestiall gre,Sum watry hewit as <strong>the</strong> haw wally see,And su;;^depart in freklys red and quhite,Sum hrycht as gold with aureat levys lyte.The dasy dyd on breid hyr crownell smaill,And eu^ry flour onlappyt in <strong>the</strong> daill ;In battill gyrss burgionys <strong>the</strong> banwart wild, 115The clavyr, catcluke, and <strong>the</strong> ca7«mamyldno

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