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A BALADE CONSOLATOIR.
421
The croce of christ / and eik his1 cair cowtempill
Our aduocat / and maist asseured ayd
propon that perfyt patroun for exempill
for to wzt/zstand / all wo pat can inwayd 60
gewe him all gloir / and in ^our greif be glayd
Sene 3e haue leirnit 3e ar pe Lordis elect
suir 2 sealid wp sen he him self hes sayd
quhome that I luiff / be croce I do correct.
I neid no aid exempillzk to recyt 65
as tobie lephe / lob Jacob or sampson
3our selfif may be a patroun mair perfyt
Off patience / and peirles paragon
A thousand tymes ^e pame excell ilk on
In frowning fortoune / none I find so fit 70
As perfyt patroun To 3oue to propon
As 3e ^our selfif / gif 3c will wft 3o«r wit
3e ar sa worthie werteous and wyft
I dar nocht preift / to preche 3owe patience
Withe 3our awin wit / bot wyft 3owe to adwyft 75
And to cowtinew / clein in conscience
Lat prudence practice and experience
[p- 345] 3our weill and wo adwysidlie reuolwe
Sa thoghe 30 seim / a seasoun in1 suspence
30ur resoune rype / will rychtly 30W resolwe 80
Wo wirkis to weill / be wice alternatiwie3
and tein and trubill baithe ar transitorie
quhen syt and sorrow / seim A superlatiwe
Sagis suld seim leist sucius and sorie
The greter greif / the gretar is the glorie 85
quhane it is maisterd / wzt/z magnanimie 3 mynd
Lat wertow pan / and wit haue wictorie
According to pe curage of 3our kynd 4
1 Interlined. 2 Originally Sewll (?). 3 Sic. 4 Originally kyng.
421
The croce of christ / and eik his1 cair cowtempill
Our aduocat / and maist asseured ayd
propon that perfyt patroun for exempill
for to wzt/zstand / all wo pat can inwayd 60
gewe him all gloir / and in ^our greif be glayd
Sene 3e haue leirnit 3e ar pe Lordis elect
suir 2 sealid wp sen he him self hes sayd
quhome that I luiff / be croce I do correct.
I neid no aid exempillzk to recyt 65
as tobie lephe / lob Jacob or sampson
3our selfif may be a patroun mair perfyt
Off patience / and peirles paragon
A thousand tymes ^e pame excell ilk on
In frowning fortoune / none I find so fit 70
As perfyt patroun To 3oue to propon
As 3e ^our selfif / gif 3c will wft 3o«r wit
3e ar sa worthie werteous and wyft
I dar nocht preift / to preche 3owe patience
Withe 3our awin wit / bot wyft 3owe to adwyft 75
And to cowtinew / clein in conscience
Lat prudence practice and experience
[p- 345] 3our weill and wo adwysidlie reuolwe
Sa thoghe 30 seim / a seasoun in1 suspence
30ur resoune rype / will rychtly 30W resolwe 80
Wo wirkis to weill / be wice alternatiwie3
and tein and trubill baithe ar transitorie
quhen syt and sorrow / seim A superlatiwe
Sagis suld seim leist sucius and sorie
The greter greif / the gretar is the glorie 85
quhane it is maisterd / wzt/z magnanimie 3 mynd
Lat wertow pan / and wit haue wictorie
According to pe curage of 3our kynd 4
1 Interlined. 2 Originally Sewll (?). 3 Sic. 4 Originally kyng.
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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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