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Maitland Folio MS.
[I. Dunbar Meditatioun in
Wyntir;1 S.T.S., p. 233.]
[p. 3]1 And lat fortoune wirk furthe hir rage
quhen pat no resoune may assuage
quhill pat hir glaft be rune and past 25
And prudence in myne eyr say[is] aye
quhy wald thowe hald that will awaye
Or craifif pat thowe may heff no space
Thow tending till ane wther piece
a lurnay going eu^re day 30
And thane sayis age my freind cu;« neir
and be no<:^t strange I the requeir
cum brop^r and be the hand me tak
remember thowe hes ane compt to mak
off all thy tyme thowe spendit heir 35
Thane deid castA wp his JettA wyd
Sayng thir opine sail the byd
albeit pat powe war neu^r so stout
wnder this lintell sail thowe lowt
Thair is no vpair way be-syd 40
1 A second and complete copy of this poem occurs on pp. 318-19 of the MS.
2 For the contents of pp. 1-2 see after p. 360 of the MS. Pages 3-18 are in
one hand.
VOL. I.
A
[I. Dunbar Meditatioun in
Wyntir;1 S.T.S., p. 233.]
[p. 3]1 And lat fortoune wirk furthe hir rage
quhen pat no resoune may assuage
quhill pat hir glaft be rune and past 25
And prudence in myne eyr say[is] aye
quhy wald thowe hald that will awaye
Or craifif pat thowe may heff no space
Thow tending till ane wther piece
a lurnay going eu^re day 30
And thane sayis age my freind cu;« neir
and be no<:^t strange I the requeir
cum brop^r and be the hand me tak
remember thowe hes ane compt to mak
off all thy tyme thowe spendit heir 35
Thane deid castA wp his JettA wyd
Sayng thir opine sail the byd
albeit pat powe war neu^r so stout
wnder this lintell sail thowe lowt
Thair is no vpair way be-syd 40
1 A second and complete copy of this poem occurs on pp. 318-19 of the MS.
2 For the contents of pp. 1-2 see after p. 360 of the MS. Pages 3-18 are in
one hand.
VOL. I.
A
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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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