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

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136 XIII . GAWIN—DOUGLAS.; ; :For progne had, or ///an,sung hir cowplaynt,And eik hir dreidfull systir philomeynHyr lays endyt, and in \vodd;> greynHyd hir-selvyn, eschamyt <strong>of</strong> hir chanceAnd Esacus completzj hys pe/^nanceIn Ryver/j, fludzV, and on eu^ry laik:285And Peristera bydd/> luffarzj awaik ;'Do serve my lady venus heir with me,Lern i/ms <strong>to</strong> mak jowr obs^niance/ (\uod sche, 290*In<strong>to</strong> myne hartzj ladeis sweit presensBehaldz!? how I beynge, and do reuerens.'Hyr nek scho wrynklys, trasyng mony fold,With plomys glitt^rand, asur apon gold,Rendryng a cullowr betwix greyn & blew, 295In purpowr glans <strong>of</strong> hevynly variant hewI meyn our awyn natyve byrd, gewtill dow,Syngand in hyr kynd, ' I come hydd(?r <strong>to</strong> wow ;'So pryklyng hyr greyn curage for<strong>to</strong> crowdIn amorus voce and wowar soundz> lowd, 300ThdX, for <strong>the</strong> dynnyng <strong>of</strong> hir wan<strong>to</strong>n cry,I Irkyt <strong>of</strong> my bed, and my^>^t not ly.But gan me blyss, syne in my wedz!? dress,And, for It was ayr morow, or tyme <strong>of</strong> mess,I hynt a scrip<strong>to</strong>z^r and my pen furth tukeSyne Mus begouth <strong>of</strong> virgill <strong>the</strong> twelt buke.305Explicit scitus prologus ;Quhar<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> au<strong>to</strong>z^r says thus.The lusty crafty pr^rambill, perle <strong>of</strong> may1 <strong>the</strong> entitil, crownyt quhil domysday; 310And al w/t^ gold, in syng <strong>of</strong> stait ryall,IMost beyn illuwnyt thy lett^ris capital.

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