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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
LAING MS.]
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[SUEIT HAIRT, REIOS IN MYND.]
F. 9 b. Sueit hairt, reiofi in mynd,
With conforte day and nicht,
3e haue ane luif as kynd
As euer luifit weicht;
Thocht I be out of sicht,
Latt nocht jour courage fall,
My Joyfull hert and licht,
3e haif and euer sal.
My bony burde, be blyith,
And je sail find me so
Imprent to jow, I kyith,
To latt jow nocht be woo;
Quhaireuer I ryde or go,
3e sail nocht sorie be,
My leill luif, hert, and loo,
Nane hes my hairt bot je.1
And jie, my trew luif sueit,
This do je nocht gang stand,
My blyithnes for to beit,
As I serve at jour hand;
To think me nor^t constand,2
My bony burd, lat be :
My constant hairt sail stand
To jow (\uhi\\ bat I die.
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1 A stroke is drawn between this stanza and the next.
2 MS. has ‘d’ written over ‘t.’