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THE WORLD CHANGED.
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And schortlie now at ane wourde to conclude
I think pis warld sa wrappit in mischeif
That gude is yll and yll Is callit gude 185
All thing I see dois hot augment my greif
I feill pe wo and can no^t se releif
The lordis plaig throuc^tout pe warld is went
Quhat m^rvell is thocht I murne and lament
Explicit1
[XXX. Akbuthnot
The World changed.']
Religiouh now Is raknit as ane fabill
And fer of god is comptit fulischneft
Thair is na ma« to leif now lugeit able
Bot cairleft cativeis full of cursidneft
Ane wickit lyf is lugeit welthyneft 5
Sa vyce vertew and vertew is tho^t vyce
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce
Remorft for syne Is thocht bot fulische feir
And fleschlie loving lugeit libertie
[p. 46] (God)2 is for3eit for gredynes of geir 10
All houp of hewin is haldin vanitie
And hellis pane is comptit poetrie
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is tho^t vyce
O leving lord pis change Is verray nyce
Vane voluptie Is thocht3 welth and weilfair 15
And fickill ryches thocht felicitie
gude exercieft is thocht torment and cair
And honest laubo^r comptit miserie
And best estait ay ydill for to be
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is thocht vyce 20
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce
1 In a much later hand, but the Quarto has finis c\uod Arbuthnet.
2 Faded ; supplied from Q. 3 Is thocht repeated, but deleted.
55
And schortlie now at ane wourde to conclude
I think pis warld sa wrappit in mischeif
That gude is yll and yll Is callit gude 185
All thing I see dois hot augment my greif
I feill pe wo and can no^t se releif
The lordis plaig throuc^tout pe warld is went
Quhat m^rvell is thocht I murne and lament
Explicit1
[XXX. Akbuthnot
The World changed.']
Religiouh now Is raknit as ane fabill
And fer of god is comptit fulischneft
Thair is na ma« to leif now lugeit able
Bot cairleft cativeis full of cursidneft
Ane wickit lyf is lugeit welthyneft 5
Sa vyce vertew and vertew is tho^t vyce
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce
Remorft for syne Is thocht bot fulische feir
And fleschlie loving lugeit libertie
[p. 46] (God)2 is for3eit for gredynes of geir 10
All houp of hewin is haldin vanitie
And hellis pane is comptit poetrie
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is tho^t vyce
O leving lord pis change Is verray nyce
Vane voluptie Is thocht3 welth and weilfair 15
And fickill ryches thocht felicitie
gude exercieft is thocht torment and cair
And honest laubo^r comptit miserie
And best estait ay ydill for to be
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is thocht vyce 20
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce
1 In a much later hand, but the Quarto has finis c\uod Arbuthnet.
2 Faded ; supplied from Q. 3 Is thocht repeated, but deleted.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (85) |
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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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| 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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