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TO THE QUENE.
417
[P- 342]
VOL.
Quhen schou is claid in reclie apparrall
schou blinkis als bry^t as an tar barrell
quhen schou was born pe son tholit clippis
the nyr/zt be fain faucht in hir querrell
my ladye wz’t/z pe mekle lippis 15
Quhai for hir saek wzt& speir and scheld
preiffis maest myc^ttelye in pe feld
sail kift and withe hir go in grippis
and fra thyne furt/z hir luff sail weld
my ladye wz't^ pe mekle lippis 20
and quhai in fedle1 receawes schaem
and tynis pair his kny^tlie naem
sail cuz/z behind and kift hir hippis
and newir to wther cozzfort claem
my ladye wz't/z pe mekle lippis 25
o^uod duzzbar of an blak moir
[CLXIX. Dunbar To the
Quene; S.T.S., p. 203.]
Madam 2 3ozzr men sad pai wald ryd
and latt pis fasterezznis ewin ower slyd
bott pan pair wyffzk cam furt^ in flock is
and baid pam betteis som3 abyd
att haem and lib pam of pe pockis 5
Nou propoift pai sen 3c dwell still
off wenus feest to fang an fill
bott in pe fedle1 preifif pai na cockis
for till hefif riddin hed bein left ill
nor latt pair wyffis breid pe pockis 10
s Or soin,
2 D
Sic. 2 said deleted here,
I.
417
[P- 342]
VOL.
Quhen schou is claid in reclie apparrall
schou blinkis als bry^t as an tar barrell
quhen schou was born pe son tholit clippis
the nyr/zt be fain faucht in hir querrell
my ladye wz’t/z pe mekle lippis 15
Quhai for hir saek wzt& speir and scheld
preiffis maest myc^ttelye in pe feld
sail kift and withe hir go in grippis
and fra thyne furt/z hir luff sail weld
my ladye wz't^ pe mekle lippis 20
and quhai in fedle1 receawes schaem
and tynis pair his kny^tlie naem
sail cuz/z behind and kift hir hippis
and newir to wther cozzfort claem
my ladye wz't/z pe mekle lippis 25
o^uod duzzbar of an blak moir
[CLXIX. Dunbar To the
Quene; S.T.S., p. 203.]
Madam 2 3ozzr men sad pai wald ryd
and latt pis fasterezznis ewin ower slyd
bott pan pair wyffzk cam furt^ in flock is
and baid pam betteis som3 abyd
att haem and lib pam of pe pockis 5
Nou propoift pai sen 3c dwell still
off wenus feest to fang an fill
bott in pe fedle1 preifif pai na cockis
for till hefif riddin hed bein left ill
nor latt pair wyffis breid pe pockis 10
s Or soin,
2 D
Sic. 2 said deleted here,
I.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (451) |
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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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