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

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XIII. PROLOUG OF THE XII BUK OF ENEADOS. 133In Xys'&ouus and on leys litillla;7zmysFull tayt & tryg socht bletand <strong>to</strong> //zarda7;2mys,Tydy ky lowys, veilys by thame ry/znys 185All snog & slekit worth ihir bestz> sky;znys.On salt stremys wolx doryda and <strong>the</strong>t?'>fBy ry;znand strandzV nymphes and naedes,Sik as we clepe wenschis and damysellis,In gresy gravys wandrand by spryng-wellis, 190Of blomyt branchis and flowrzj quhite & redPlettand ihar lusty chaplettzV for //^ar bedSum [sang] ryng-sangz>, dansys ledys, and rovndz>,With vocis schill, quhill all th& dail resovndzVQuharso th2.i walk in<strong>to</strong> /y^ar caralyng, 195For amorus lays doith <strong>the</strong> Rochys ryngAne sang, ' <strong>the</strong> schyp salys our <strong>the</strong> salt faym,Will bryng thii m^rchandzV and my le;;2man haym ;'Sum o<strong>the</strong>r syngz>, ' I wilbe blyt>^ and Xycht,Mine hart Is lent apon sa gudly wight,' 200And tho^tfull luffarzi" rowmys <strong>to</strong> and fro,To lyss th2iX pane, and pleyn Mar loly wo ;Eftir thdiX gyss, now syngand, now in sorow.With hartz> pensyve, <strong>the</strong> lang symmyris morowSum ballettz> lyst endyte <strong>of</strong> hys lady, 205Sum levis in hoip, and sum alut^rlyDisparit Is,and sa quyte owt <strong>of</strong> grace,Hys purga<strong>to</strong>ry he fyndzV in eu^ry place.& feyn,To pleyss his lufe smm Xhochi <strong>to</strong> flatSuw <strong>to</strong> hant bawdry and onlesuw meyn 210Su;;z rownys <strong>to</strong> hys fallow, //^ame betwene,Hys myrry s<strong>to</strong>uth and pastans lait ^ist^revinSmyland says ane, 'I couth in previteSchaw <strong>the</strong> 21. bovrd,' ' Ha, quhat be Mat.?' quod he ;'Quhat thyng ? Mat most be secrete,' said <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong><strong>the</strong>r. 215

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