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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
[LXXXV. Anon.
be blyth ; P.
[p. 224] T n baill be blyt/2 for pat is best
X in barret gif pow be bowne to byd
lat comfort cleinlie in the rest
lat never thy cair in court be cryid
Thy harmes het luik pat pow hyd
have houp in him pat ay sail lest
ffra sorow sone be set on syd
In baill be blyt/i for It is best
Gif pow will nocM in baill be blyt/z
Sone of this blis pow may be bayr
Albeit pow sich ane thousand syth
It will noa&t sauf the of thy sair
Nor 3k remeid pe of thy cair
lat confort kyndlie in the rest
Thow leyr this lessoun at my layr
In baill be blyt^ for pat Is best
Deir on deis and pow be dicht
And syn sittis drowpand lyk ane daa
ffayn will thay be of pat sicht
And pai pat onelie is thy fa
Thay will noc/it gruge to lat pe ga
Thair is no gle wz'L& sic ane gest
Oft syis sayis the sampill swa
In bale1 be blyt/z for pat is best
Lat never thy Innemeis v/it thy mift
Nor mak pe mirth on na maneir
How evir thay say wzt/i the it is
Off thy mischeif lat pame nozr/zt heir
Thay will be blyt^ as bird on breir
In payn to se the pvnist and prest
Thairfoir in countenance ay be cleir
In baill be blyt/z for pat Is best
1 Correctedfrom blyt/i.
In Baill
p. 202.]
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Volume 1, 1919
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1919-1927 - Maitland folio manuscript
DescriptionContaining 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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