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416
MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
quhefi I schau hir sa trimlye dance
hir guid co/ovoy and co«tena«ce
than for hir sack I wissitt to be
The grytast erle or duk In france
a mirrear da«ce mycht na man see 35
Than cam in dame dounteboir
god waett gif pat schou Iouket sowr
schou maid sic morgeownis wft/z hir hippis
for la^tter nain myo&t hald pair lippis
quhefi schou was danceand bisselye 40
an blast of wind son fra hir slippis
a mirrar da«ce myc/it na man se
Quhen pair was cum in fywe or sax
The quenis dog begowthe to rax
and of his band he maid a bred 45
and to pe da^ceing soin he him med
quhou mastewlyk abowt 3eid he
he stinckett lyk a tyk suw saed
a mirrear dance rny^/zt na ma/z see
o^uod duzzbar of a dazzce in pe que(nis)
chalmer
[CLXVIII. Dunbar Of ane
Blakmoir; S.T.S., p. 201.]
Lang heff I maed of ladyes quhytt
nou of an blak I will indytt
pat landet furt& of pe last schippis
quhou fain wald I descryue p*?/'fytt
my ladye wz't<& pe mekle lippis 5
Quhou schou is tute mowitt lyk an aep
and lyk a gazzgarall onto graep
and quhou hir schort catt noift vp skippis
and quhou [scho] schynes lyk ony saep
my ladye wz’t/z pe mekle lippis
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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
quhefi I schau hir sa trimlye dance
hir guid co/ovoy and co«tena«ce
than for hir sack I wissitt to be
The grytast erle or duk In france
a mirrear da«ce mycht na man see 35
Than cam in dame dounteboir
god waett gif pat schou Iouket sowr
schou maid sic morgeownis wft/z hir hippis
for la^tter nain myo&t hald pair lippis
quhefi schou was danceand bisselye 40
an blast of wind son fra hir slippis
a mirrar da«ce myc/it na man se
Quhen pair was cum in fywe or sax
The quenis dog begowthe to rax
and of his band he maid a bred 45
and to pe da^ceing soin he him med
quhou mastewlyk abowt 3eid he
he stinckett lyk a tyk suw saed
a mirrear dance rny^/zt na ma/z see
o^uod duzzbar of a dazzce in pe que(nis)
chalmer
[CLXVIII. Dunbar Of ane
Blakmoir; S.T.S., p. 201.]
Lang heff I maed of ladyes quhytt
nou of an blak I will indytt
pat landet furt& of pe last schippis
quhou fain wald I descryue p*?/'fytt
my ladye wz't<& pe mekle lippis 5
Quhou schou is tute mowitt lyk an aep
and lyk a gazzgarall onto graep
and quhou hir schort catt noift vp skippis
and quhou [scho] schynes lyk ony saep
my ladye wz’t/z pe mekle lippis
10
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (450) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/107625208 |
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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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