Fra she be gone, heartless am I, Though this belappit body here Yet at the least, my heart, thou sali Sen in your garth the lily quhyte And lamp of ladies lustiest! My faithful heart she shall it haif Deploir, ye ladies cleir of hue, Her absence, sen she must depart! That wounded bene with Luvis dart. Do go with mine, with mind inwart, belappit] downtrodden. garth] garden-close. inner mind, i. e. in spirit. perigall] made equal to, privileged. with mind inwart] with laif] rest. 44. Lo A Rondel of Love O, quhat it is to love By me, I say, that no ways may Love is ane fervent fire Ane pure tressour without measour; Love is ane fervent fire. To love and to be wise, To rage with good advice; Now thus, now than, so gois the game, Incertain is the dice; There is no man, I say, that can Both love and to be wise. Flee always from the snare, It is ane pain, and double trane 45. In Youth is Pleasure Na harbour grene aslepe whereas I lay, IN C. 1550 The byrdes sang swete in the middes of the day, I dreamed fast of mirth and play: In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. Methought I walked still to and fro, In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. Therefore my hart is surely pyght Which is my joy and hartes delight: 46. In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. RICHARD EDWARDES Amantium Irae 1523-66 IN going to my naked bed as one that would have slept, I heard a wife sing to her child, that long before had wept ; She sighed sore and sang full sweet, to bring the babe to rest, That would not cease but crièd still, in sucking at her breast. She was full weary of her watch, and grievèd with her child, She rocked it and rated it, till that on her it smiled. Then did she say, Now have I found this proverb true to prove, The falling out of faithful friends renewing is of love. Then took I paper, pen, and ink, this proverb for to write, In register for to remain of such a worthy wight: As she proceeded thus in song unto her little brat, Much matter utter'd she of weight, in place whereas she sat: And proved plain there was no beast, nor creature bearing life, Could well be known to live in love without discord and strife: Then kissed she her little babe, and sware by God above, The falling out of faithful friends renewing is of love. She said that neither king nor prince nor lord could live aright, Until their puissance they did prove, their manhood and their might. When manhood shall be matched so that fear can take no place, nature out: Then did she sing as one that thought no man could her reprove, She said she saw no fish nor fowl, nor beast within her haunt, I marvel much pardy (quoth she) for to behold the rout, And some embrace others in arm, and there think many a wile, 47. GEORGE GASCOIGNE A Lover's Lullaby ING lullaby, as women do, SING 1525?-77 Wherewith they bring their babes to rest; As womanly as can the best. It is now time to go to bed: Have won the haven within my head. Since courage quails and comes behind, Next lullaby my gazing eyes, Which wonted were to glance apace; And lullaby my wanton will; Let reason's rule now reign thy thought; How dear I have thy fancies bought; |