Bannatyne Club > Buik of the most noble and vailzeand conquerour Alexander the Great

OF GADDERIS.
Sum of his vertevv to art'iy.
With that he Ibcht furth in the thrang,
And fic dyntis about him dang,
That he pall: by iik thretty,
That nane was na he gart him ly.
Pyrrus thus fteirit him in this flour,
Thair was he haldin of great valour.
That tyme was nane of his zouthheid,
Of fa grit worlhip and manheid,
And farar was nane fikkerly.
A deir God how he was douchty.
He gyrd throw renk with fword in hand,
Thame of Gaderis faft febiland.
And comfortand fa grittumlv.
The folk that war of his party.
"P MYNEDVS him faw and vox blyth,
-*— ^ And faid to Licanor all fuyth,
Se my neuoy how he ftonayis,
Zon Gaderanes that he affayis.
Quha zarnis ane knicht of great bounte,
Sail he find nane better than he.
With that the gude Emynedon,
Embraifit fadly his blafon.
His fuord was drawin in his hand,
Agane his dynt had nocht warrand.
And Pyrrus cryit now gais heir ga.
He that heir cumis I vnderta.
With ane fweit medicyne fall now,
Mak quyte of that that greuis zow.
His ftraikis ar nocht of ane prentis,
Bot of the beft that leuand is
In warld faifFand the King allane.
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