THE NIGHT IS NEIR GONE.[1482]

THE NIGHT IS NEIR GONE.[1482]

Hay! nou the day dauis[1483];The jolie Cok crauis;Nou shroudis the shauis[1484]Throu Natur anone.The thissell-cok[1485]cryisOn louers vha lyis:Nou skaillis[1486]the skyis:The nicht is neir gone.The feildis ouerflouisWith gouans[1487]that grouis,Quhair lilies lyk lou[1488]is,Als rid as the rone[1489].The turtill that treu isWith nots that reneuisHir pairtie[1490]perseuis;The night is neir gone.Nou hairtis with hyndisConforme to thair kyndisHie tursis thair tyndis[1491]On grund vhair they grone.Nou hurchonis[1492]with hairisAy passis in pairis;Quhilk deuly declairisThe night is neir gone.The sesone excellisThrugh sueetnes that smellis;Nou Cupid compellisOur hairtis echone[1493]On Venus vha vaikis[1494],To muse on our maikis[1495],Syn sing for thair saikis—The night is neir gone.All curageous knichtisAganis the day dichtis[1496]The breist-plate that bright isTo feght with thair fone[1497].The stoned steed[1498]stampisThrou curage, and crampis[1499],Syn on the land lampis[1500].The night is neir gone.The freikis[1501]on feildis,That wight wapins[1502]weildis,With shyning bright sheildis,[As] Titan in trone[1503];Stiff speiris in reistisOuer cursoris cristisAr brok on thair breistis:The night is neir gone.So hard ar thair hittis,Some sueyis, some sittis,And some perforce flittis[1504]On grund vhill they grone.Syn groomis[1505]that gay isOn blonkis that brayis[1506]With suordis assayis:The night is neir gone.

Hay! nou the day dauis[1483];The jolie Cok crauis;Nou shroudis the shauis[1484]Throu Natur anone.The thissell-cok[1485]cryisOn louers vha lyis:Nou skaillis[1486]the skyis:The nicht is neir gone.The feildis ouerflouisWith gouans[1487]that grouis,Quhair lilies lyk lou[1488]is,Als rid as the rone[1489].The turtill that treu isWith nots that reneuisHir pairtie[1490]perseuis;The night is neir gone.Nou hairtis with hyndisConforme to thair kyndisHie tursis thair tyndis[1491]On grund vhair they grone.Nou hurchonis[1492]with hairisAy passis in pairis;Quhilk deuly declairisThe night is neir gone.The sesone excellisThrugh sueetnes that smellis;Nou Cupid compellisOur hairtis echone[1493]On Venus vha vaikis[1494],To muse on our maikis[1495],Syn sing for thair saikis—The night is neir gone.All curageous knichtisAganis the day dichtis[1496]The breist-plate that bright isTo feght with thair fone[1497].The stoned steed[1498]stampisThrou curage, and crampis[1499],Syn on the land lampis[1500].The night is neir gone.The freikis[1501]on feildis,That wight wapins[1502]weildis,With shyning bright sheildis,[As] Titan in trone[1503];Stiff speiris in reistisOuer cursoris cristisAr brok on thair breistis:The night is neir gone.So hard ar thair hittis,Some sueyis, some sittis,And some perforce flittis[1504]On grund vhill they grone.Syn groomis[1505]that gay isOn blonkis that brayis[1506]With suordis assayis:The night is neir gone.

Hay! nou the day dauis[1483];The jolie Cok crauis;Nou shroudis the shauis[1484]Throu Natur anone.The thissell-cok[1485]cryisOn louers vha lyis:Nou skaillis[1486]the skyis:The nicht is neir gone.

Hay! nou the day dauis[1483];

The jolie Cok crauis;

Nou shroudis the shauis[1484]

Throu Natur anone.

The thissell-cok[1485]cryis

On louers vha lyis:

Nou skaillis[1486]the skyis:

The nicht is neir gone.

The feildis ouerflouisWith gouans[1487]that grouis,Quhair lilies lyk lou[1488]is,Als rid as the rone[1489].The turtill that treu isWith nots that reneuisHir pairtie[1490]perseuis;The night is neir gone.

The feildis ouerflouis

With gouans[1487]that grouis,

Quhair lilies lyk lou[1488]is,

Als rid as the rone[1489].

The turtill that treu is

With nots that reneuis

Hir pairtie[1490]perseuis;

The night is neir gone.

Nou hairtis with hyndisConforme to thair kyndisHie tursis thair tyndis[1491]On grund vhair they grone.Nou hurchonis[1492]with hairisAy passis in pairis;Quhilk deuly declairisThe night is neir gone.

Nou hairtis with hyndis

Conforme to thair kyndis

Hie tursis thair tyndis[1491]

On grund vhair they grone.

Nou hurchonis[1492]with hairis

Ay passis in pairis;

Quhilk deuly declairis

The night is neir gone.

The sesone excellisThrugh sueetnes that smellis;Nou Cupid compellisOur hairtis echone[1493]On Venus vha vaikis[1494],To muse on our maikis[1495],Syn sing for thair saikis—The night is neir gone.

The sesone excellis

Thrugh sueetnes that smellis;

Nou Cupid compellis

Our hairtis echone[1493]

On Venus vha vaikis[1494],

To muse on our maikis[1495],

Syn sing for thair saikis—

The night is neir gone.

All curageous knichtisAganis the day dichtis[1496]The breist-plate that bright isTo feght with thair fone[1497].The stoned steed[1498]stampisThrou curage, and crampis[1499],Syn on the land lampis[1500].The night is neir gone.

All curageous knichtis

Aganis the day dichtis[1496]

The breist-plate that bright is

To feght with thair fone[1497].

The stoned steed[1498]stampis

Throu curage, and crampis[1499],

Syn on the land lampis[1500].

The night is neir gone.

The freikis[1501]on feildis,That wight wapins[1502]weildis,With shyning bright sheildis,[As] Titan in trone[1503];Stiff speiris in reistisOuer cursoris cristisAr brok on thair breistis:The night is neir gone.

The freikis[1501]on feildis,

That wight wapins[1502]weildis,

With shyning bright sheildis,

[As] Titan in trone[1503];

Stiff speiris in reistis

Ouer cursoris cristis

Ar brok on thair breistis:

The night is neir gone.

So hard ar thair hittis,Some sueyis, some sittis,And some perforce flittis[1504]On grund vhill they grone.Syn groomis[1505]that gay isOn blonkis that brayis[1506]With suordis assayis:The night is neir gone.

So hard ar thair hittis,

Some sueyis, some sittis,

And some perforce flittis[1504]

On grund vhill they grone.

Syn groomis[1505]that gay is

On blonkis that brayis[1506]

With suordis assayis:

The night is neir gone.


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