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THE SECUND BUIK. 69
[Q]uod he Ladies, sen 3c haue schawin me sa : 670
[Will now] 30W tell quhat gait sail I now ga.
1 Thay bad him pas with all velocite.
To the Gracis quhilks ar not far heir fra.
The first of thame is namit Aglia :
The secund hecht to name Euphrosina: 675
Pasithia the thrid callit trewlie :
With thair mothir hir name Euonia.
Perchance of thame thow will get sum supplie.
He tuik guid nicht at thir weird sisteris than :
Richt sad in hart, and Venus ay did ban, 680
For pure despite and greit melancolie.
Than come he to ane reuer richt richelie ran :
In ane small bait the ferrie ouir he wan.
Bot I knew not gif he payit fraucht or fie.
Bot as I ges, superexspendit was he. 685
Thairfoir surelie but gyid of ony man,
He come quhair that thir graces sat al thre.
In ane palice weill wroucht with all Ingine :
With quhat kin wark I can not weill deffine.
Of glitterand gold thay sat all in ane chyir. 690
Circundat all with the cleir cristalline :
And vthers stanis quhilks precious war & fine
Ilk ane in hand ane Reill quhilk did not tyir,
To reill thair hankis so small of reid gold wyir
Fra Phebus rais to the hour vespertine 695
Ay gladderand grace all man for to Inspyir.
2 Than Reillis all war maid of Euir bane
Weill souer set with diuers christall stane.
On the first reill was Keruit Claritude :
And on the nixt was kiruit for certane, 700
3 With letteris fine Blithnes ay to remane:
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