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POEMS OF ALEXANDER SCOTT.
Erasing, graping, and plucking;
Thir foure, the suth to sane,
Enforsis thame to fucking :
I sail not said agane.
Sum luvis, new cum to toun,
With jeigis to mak thame joly;
Sum luvis dance vp and doun,
To meiss thair malancoly;
Sum luvis lang trollie lolly,
And sum of frigging fane,
Lyk fillokkis full of folly :
I sail not said agane.
Sum monebrunt madyis myld,
At nonetyd of the nicht,
Ar chappiUvp with chyld,
But coile or candill licht;
Sua sum said maidis hes slicht
To play and tak no pane,
Syne chift thair seid fra sicht:
I sail not said agane.
Sum thinkis na schame to clap
And kiss in opin wyiss;
Sum can nocht keip hir gap
Fra lansing, as scho lyiss;
Sum gois so gymp in gyiss,
Or scho war kissit plane,
Scho leir be japit thryiss :
I sail not [said agane.]
Moir gentrice is to jott
Vndir ane silkin goun
Nor ane quhyt pittecott,
And reddyar ay boun ;