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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Quhairfoir &\ier at pesche and 311II
I cry him lord off eum; full 50
That in this regeone duell/V
and verralie pat war gryt Ryt7/t
for off ane hy renowned kny^t
he wanttw no thing hot bell/j
Quod dumbar
[III. Dunbar Of the Changes
of Lyfe ; S.T.S., p. 232.]
I seik about pis varld vnstabille
To find ane sentence coTzuewabille
Bot I can nochx. in all my wit
Sa trew ane sentence fynd off it
as say it is dessaveabille 5
ffor yesterday I did declair
quhow pat the sessione1 soft and fair
Com In als fresche as pako fedder
This day it stang/j lyk ane edder
Concluding all In my contrair 10
^isterday fair wp sprang the fiourts
This day thai ar all slane wit/t schonm
And fowllA in forrest pat sang cleir
Now walkis wfL^ a drery cheir
full caild ar bait/i pair beddA and bo«rA 15
(So nixt to summer winter bein)2
[p. 6] nixt efter confort cairis kein
nixt dirk medny^/zt pe mirthefull morrow
nixt efter loy aye cuznis sorrow
Sa Is this varld and ay lies bein 20
Quod dumbar
1 Deleted, and seasoun written on margin.
2 This line is ctit away ; the text is from the Reidpeth MS.
MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Quhairfoir &\ier at pesche and 311II
I cry him lord off eum; full 50
That in this regeone duell/V
and verralie pat war gryt Ryt7/t
for off ane hy renowned kny^t
he wanttw no thing hot bell/j
Quod dumbar
[III. Dunbar Of the Changes
of Lyfe ; S.T.S., p. 232.]
I seik about pis varld vnstabille
To find ane sentence coTzuewabille
Bot I can nochx. in all my wit
Sa trew ane sentence fynd off it
as say it is dessaveabille 5
ffor yesterday I did declair
quhow pat the sessione1 soft and fair
Com In als fresche as pako fedder
This day it stang/j lyk ane edder
Concluding all In my contrair 10
^isterday fair wp sprang the fiourts
This day thai ar all slane wit/t schonm
And fowllA in forrest pat sang cleir
Now walkis wfL^ a drery cheir
full caild ar bait/i pair beddA and bo«rA 15
(So nixt to summer winter bein)2
[p. 6] nixt efter confort cairis kein
nixt dirk medny^/zt pe mirthefull morrow
nixt efter loy aye cuznis sorrow
Sa Is this varld and ay lies bein 20
Quod dumbar
1 Deleted, and seasoun written on margin.
2 This line is ctit away ; the text is from the Reidpeth MS.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (28) |
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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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