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Cljiss titijt Witmt Doun tan, but rcOing oi* ruf,
CDfovuc anc forclJ on fold, t&at faul^ maS fait ;
911 tf)c 6iaj)i5S of tfjc bvpiu bait btaiuDtss abuf,
9nti btttiijs blptljcfl of bic, on bloflbmejJ bait ;
C6e land lovune tua^ and le, tuitlj l|)feing and luf,
9nd fot to lende bj? tijat latfee, tljorDt me lenat,
TBcranss t&at tljit tjattrss in Ijeitdiss routD Ijuf,
Ptanfand and ptun^eand, be pait and be yait :
Cljujs fat 31 in folarr, feketlp and fute,
Content of tljt fait fittlj,
^ekle mait of tlje mittfj,
aijj bIptD of tDe bittD CDat ttje gtound bute.
Cijf bittl) tDat tlje gtound bute tuass btotndin on bteidis,
asittl) site gaj)e ass ttjc gold, and gtanes! of gtaee,
^endiis and niedirj>nc fot mennijs all neidi0 ;
lljelpe to Ijftt, and to tjutt, ^eilfull it taajJ.
CIndit tlje Citbill folat ttjit fauotuss feidijs
COat nutifl be dame I13atut, tDat noble maftteg ;
15ot all tl)at nameiS to net)j)n ad noto, it norljt neid ijj,
3t tuat ptolitt and lang, and lent^ing of fpare,
9nd 3 &aue mekle matit in metit to glosJ,
©f ane not^it fentenre
9nd toaifee iss mp eloquenre j
Cljatfot in Daift toill 31 Ijfnjs Co tlje putpojs.