For why? no leid unleill they leid,2 Yet they are plenish'd and replete Contrair their own complexion. They favour no ways foolish men, Contrair their own complexion. They would have all men bound and thrall So find I their affection Contrair their own complexion. They take delight in martial deeds, And are of nature tremebund; 'Whole. •Suffer no unloyal person. • Themselves. They would men nourish'd all their needs, Syne, comfortless lets them confound: So find I their affection Contrair their own complexion. The virtue of this writ, and vigour, I wot, good women will not wyt 3 me, And gif they crab, here I quyt-clame 2 it : Confessand their affection Conform to their complexion. CLAPPERTON. A Scotish poet, whose history is unknown, but who appears to have flourished about 1550. The following specimen is taken from Pinkerton's Anc. Scot. Poems, 1786. Wo worth marriage! IN Bowdoun,' on black monunday, 2 Both men and women 'semblit there, "Wo worth marriage for evermair! "Maidens, ye may have great pleasànce Though I inclosit be with care, "That I dare neither sing nor dance. "Wo worth marriage for evermair! "When that I was a maiden ying, 3 A village on the Tweed, near old Melrose. • Monday. • Young. "And sport and play, bayth late and air.1 "Now dare I nought look to sic thing. "Wo worth marriage for evermair! "Thus am I bounden, out of bliss, "That I dare nought look o'er the stair, 2 "Scantly to give Sir John ane kiss! "Wo worth marriage for evermair! "Now were I ane maiden as I was- "And though that I were ne'er so fair, "All night I clatter 3 upon my creed, Prayand to God that I were dead; "Or else out of this world he were: "Then should I see for some remeid. "Wo worth marriage for evermair! "Ye should hear tell (and he were gane) "That I should be ane wanton ane. • Early. Scarcely. • Chatter. I "To leir the law of lovis layr2 "In our town like me should be nane. "Wo worth marriage for evermair! "I should put on my russet gown, "My red kirtill, my hose of brown, "And let them see my yellow hair "Under my curché 3 hingand down. “Wo worth marriage for evermair! "Lovers bayth should hear and see, "I should love them that would love me; "Their hearts for me should ne'er be sair :5 "But aye unweddit should I be. "Wo worth marriage for evermair!” |