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The Poems of William Dunbar, Ed. by J. Small (æ. J. G. Mackay, W. Gregor).
The Poems of William Dunbar Ed by J Small - æ. J. G. Mackay, W. Gregor Author:William Dunbar General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1889 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: Quhen that the sound1 of his saw sinkis in my eris, 115 . Than ay renewis my noy, or he be neir cumand: Quhen I heir nemmyt his name, than mak I nyne crocis, To keip me fra the cummerans of that carll mangit, That full of eldnyng2 is, et3 anger, et3 all euill thewis. I dar nought luk to my luf for that lene gib, 120 He is sa full of ielusy, and engyne fals; Euer ymagynyng in mynd materis of evill, Compasand et3 castand cacis a thousand How he sail tak me, with a trawe,4 at trist of ane othir: I dar nought keik5 to the knaip that the cop fillis, 125 For eldnyng6 of that aid schrew that euer on euill thynkis; For he is waistit, et8 worne fra Venus werkis, And may nought beit worth a bene7 in bed of my mystirs. He trowis that joung folk I jerne jeild, for 8 he gane is, Bot I may juke all this jer, or his jerd help. 130 Ay9 quhen that caribald carll wald clym on10 my wambe, Than am I dangerus, et dane,11 and dour of my will; 3it leit I neuer that larbar my leggis ga betueene, To fyle my flesche, na fumyll me, without a fee gret; And thoght his pen purly me payis in bed, 135 His purse pays richely in recompense efter: For, or he clym on my corse, that carybald forlane, I haue12 conditioun of a curche13 of kersp allther fynest ; A govn14 of engranyt claith, right gaily furrit; A ring with a ryall stane, or other riche iowell, 140 Or rest of his rousty raid, thoght he wer rede [wod]:l5 For all the buddis of lohne Blunt, quhen he abone clymis, Me think the baid deir aboucht sa bawch ar his werkis; And thus I sell him solace, thoght I it10 sour think :17 ...« less