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THE CHERRY AND J?E SLAE.
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F. 25 a.
41.
“ Immageni«g gif thow war laid 555
In graif, and syne mycht heir it said,
wald thow no^t sweit for schame?
3 it, fayt//, I dow* nocht hot thow wald 3
thairfoir, gif thow hes eis, behald
how thay wald smoir thy fame ! 560
go to, and male na mair excuift,
or lyfe and honor loife,
and owther thame or ws refuifi;
thair is na v]?er choifi :
Considder, Togidder, 565
that we can neuir duell:
at lenth ay, by strenth ay,
thay pultronis we expell.”
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Quod danger : “ sen I vnderstand
that counsall can be na command, 570
I haif na mair to say;
Except bot gif thow think it guid,
Tak counsall jit, or we concluid,
of wyser men nor }>ai,
that ar bot rakles, Joung and rasche, 575
suppois je think ws fleit:
gif of our fallowschip je fasche,
gang with [thame] hard[l]ie beit.
god speid jow, thay leid jow,
that hes noc/it meikle wit: 580
expell ws, je will tell ws,
heirefter qukat cuwis jit.”