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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
[VII. Dunbar To the King;
S.T.S., p. 208.]
Of benefyce ftz'r at euery feist
quha monyest hes makz> maist requeist
[p. 9] (Get pai no^t all) pai think 36 (wrang thame)
ay is the owr vord off the gest
gifif pame the pelff to paz-t anang1 thame 5
Suz« swallis suan sum swallis duik
and I stand fastand In ane nuik
quhill the efifec off all thay fang thane1
Bot lord quhow piteowslie I luik
quhen all the pelff thay pzzrt amang thane1 10
Off sic hie feistzk off sanctzx in glory
Bait/z off commons and proper story
quhar lord 1 was patrones oft I sang thane1
Caritas pro dei amore
and jet I gatt nathing amazzg thane1 15
This blind world euer so payis his det
Ryche befoir puir spraidz'-r ay pair net
To fische all wattem dois belang pane1
quha nothing hes can no thing get
Bot ay is sefar set [ajmang thane1 20
Sa thay the kirk had In to cuir
Thay force bot lytill quho2 it fuir
nor off the buikzk nor bellzk quha rang thame
Thay penft noo&t off the prochene puir
had thai the pelff to part amang them 25
1 So in MS.
2 Altered to how above the line.
MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
[VII. Dunbar To the King;
S.T.S., p. 208.]
Of benefyce ftz'r at euery feist
quha monyest hes makz> maist requeist
[p. 9] (Get pai no^t all) pai think 36 (wrang thame)
ay is the owr vord off the gest
gifif pame the pelff to paz-t anang1 thame 5
Suz« swallis suan sum swallis duik
and I stand fastand In ane nuik
quhill the efifec off all thay fang thane1
Bot lord quhow piteowslie I luik
quhen all the pelff thay pzzrt amang thane1 10
Off sic hie feistzk off sanctzx in glory
Bait/z off commons and proper story
quhar lord 1 was patrones oft I sang thane1
Caritas pro dei amore
and jet I gatt nathing amazzg thane1 15
This blind world euer so payis his det
Ryche befoir puir spraidz'-r ay pair net
To fische all wattem dois belang pane1
quha nothing hes can no thing get
Bot ay is sefar set [ajmang thane1 20
Sa thay the kirk had In to cuir
Thay force bot lytill quho2 it fuir
nor off the buikzk nor bellzk quha rang thame
Thay penft noo&t off the prochene puir
had thai the pelff to part amang them 25
1 So in MS.
2 Altered to how above the line.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (32) |
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| Description | Containing poems by Sir Richard Maitland, Dunbar, Douglas, Henryson, and others / edited by W.A. Craigie. 2 volumes. Volume 1 contains the complete text of the Maitland folio manuscript from the original in the Pepysian library, Magdalene college, Cambridge, and Volume 2, a full description of the manuscript, together with textual notes, vocabulary, and other relevant matter. |
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| Shelfmark | SCS.STES2.7, 20 |
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| Description | A collection of over 100 Scottish texts dating from around 1400 to 1700. Most titles are in Scots, and include editions of poetry, drama, and prose by major Scottish writers such as John Barbour, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and George Buchanan. Edited by a key scholarly publisher of Scotland's literary history, and published from the late 19th century onwards by the Scottish Text Society. Available here are STS series 1-3. |
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