The Complaynt of Scotland: Written in 1548. With a Preliminary Dissertation, and GlossaryJohn Leyden A. Constable, 1801 - 676 pages |
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... Quhilk in sum part is the cause and the wyte , Quhy that Virgillis vers the ornate bewte Intill our toung may not obseruit be ; For thar bene Latyne wordes mony ane , That in our leid , ganand translation has nane ; Les than we mynnis ...
... Quhilk in sum part is the cause and the wyte , Quhy that Virgillis vers the ornate bewte Intill our toung may not obseruit be ; For thar bene Latyne wordes mony ane , That in our leid , ganand translation has nane ; Les than we mynnis ...
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... quhilk sex " thousand zeir salbe deuydit in thre partis . the first " tua thousand zeir , the varld sal be vitht out ony spe- " cefeit lau i vrit , quhilk vas the tyme betuix adam " and Abraham . the nyxt tua thousand zeir , vas the ...
... quhilk sex " thousand zeir salbe deuydit in thre partis . the first " tua thousand zeir , the varld sal be vitht out ony spe- " cefeit lau i vrit , quhilk vas the tyme betuix adam " and Abraham . the nyxt tua thousand zeir , vas the ...
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... quhilk occasions ar ay vigi- lant to suppedit & to spulze al them that ar ingrate of the benefecis of gode : " p . 30.- " Euere thyng hes ane tyme ; for mutations of varldly felicite is ane na- tural habitude , quhilkis is the cause ...
... quhilk occasions ar ay vigi- lant to suppedit & to spulze al them that ar ingrate of the benefecis of gode : " p . 30.- " Euere thyng hes ane tyme ; for mutations of varldly felicite is ane na- tural habitude , quhilkis is the cause ...
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... Quhilk to this country bene ane cairfull cace ; And als our Quene of Scotland heritour , Scho dwellis in France , I pray God saue her grace ; It war too lang for thee to ryn that race , And far langer or that zoung tendir flour Bring ...
... Quhilk to this country bene ane cairfull cace ; And als our Quene of Scotland heritour , Scho dwellis in France , I pray God saue her grace ; It war too lang for thee to ryn that race , And far langer or that zoung tendir flour Bring ...
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... Scithia he lost his lyfe , Quhair the vndantit Scithianis Uincust these nobill Persianis .-- And efter that Cyrus was deid , Quene Tomyre hakkit of his heid , Quhilk Quhilk vas the quene of Scithianis , In the despyte 40.
... Scithia he lost his lyfe , Quhair the vndantit Scithianis Uincust these nobill Persianis .-- And efter that Cyrus was deid , Quene Tomyre hakkit of his heid , Quhilk Quhilk vas the quene of Scithianis , In the despyte 40.
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allace alse amang ancient Annibal ansuer armye auen bagpipe battel baytht beand betuix callit cause cheptour comont Complaynt Complaynt of Scotland contrar culd cuntre diuerse dois doune eird enemeis exempil feildis furtht fyir fyrst gart gentil gode grit grite gude haue hauyn heffand ingland inglis kyng Lindsay Lindsay's lordis lyik maid mair maist maye Merlin mony neuer neuyr nobil nocht ouer Papingo pausanias pepil Poems prince quha quhar quhat quhe quhen quhilk quhou quhou beit rason rehersit romance rome sall samyn sche schip Scotish Scotland scottis Siklyik sone songs soune stait suld suld nocht syde syne thai thair ther thir thou thrid throucht tion tothir toune tyme vailzeant vald varld veil vertu veyr veyris vitht vndir vordis vthir vyer weill yame zeir zit nochtheles zong zour
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Page 287 - Sloggorne (gatheringwords or war-cries) of most of the true ancient surnames of Scotland, from old experience and observation. Some of them I have discoursed, and found to have reason and discretion. One of them told me there were not now above twelve of them in the whole isle ; but he remembered when they abounded, so as at one time he was one of five that usually met at St Andrews.
Page 234 - ... end. She arrives at the well, after encountering many dangers ; but soon perceives that her adventures have not reached a conclusion. A frog emerges from the well, and before it suffers her to draw water, obliges her to betroth herself to the monster, under the penalty of being torn to pieces.
Page 247 - The seauen wise Masters, The wife lapt in a Morels skin. The sak full of nuez. The seargeaunt that became a Fryar, Skogan, Collyn cloout. The Fryar & the boy, Elynor Rumming, and the Nutbrooun maid, with many moe then I rehearz heere : I beleeue hee haue them all at hiz fingers endz.
Page 343 - Meg, upo' her back, Bare baith him and his billy ; Will ye compare a nasty pack To me your winsome Willy ? My gutcher left a good braid sword ; Tho...
Page 198 - And zit, in many preve nokes, May men find of Merlin bokes. Merlin said thus, with his mowth, Out of the north into the sowth Suld cum a bare over the se, That suld mak many man to fle ; And in the se, he said ful right, Suld he schew...
Page 77 - Their names are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces; the whole occupying a complete circle, or broad belt, in the heavens, called the Zodiac.
Page 262 - Auf der anderen Seite wiederum ist er gegen Sektenunruhen (Bl. 132v). Er verurteilt die "battellis asephales, that is quhen the pepil gadris togiddir in ane grit conuentione but the autorite of the superior, as did the comontis of germanye quhilkis var the numer of ane hundyr thousand men, thai did grit domage, thai obeit nocht to their dukis and superioris, than the duc of saxon and the langraue of hasse venqueist and distroyit them.
Page 226 - A bowl or cup of gold. In the Complaynt of Scotland we read " at that tyme the pepil var as reddy to drynk vattir in ther bonet, or in the palmis of ther handis, as in ane glas, or in ane tasse of siluyr.
Page 102 - ... appollo the god of sapiens, that kepit kyng admetus scheip, vitht his sueit menstralye, none of thir tua playit mayr cureouslye nor did thir viij scheiphyrdis befor rehersit; nor zit al the scheiphirdis that virgil makkis mention in his bucolikis, thai culd nocht be comparit to thir foir said scheiphyrdis ; nor orpheus that playit sa sueit quhe he...
Page 160 - Inglis men contrar thar natyue cuntreye, ther craggis sal be put in ane mair strait yoik nor the Samnetes did to the Romans, as kyng Eduard did til Scottis men at the blac parlament at the bernis of Ayr, quhen he gart put the craggis of sexten scoir in faldomis of cordis, tua and tua, ouer ane balk, of the maist principal of them,