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Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Anonymous. 16th Cent. (Scottish)
51. Lusty May
O LUSTY May, with Flora queen! | |
The balmy dropis from Phoebus sheen | |
Preluciand beams before the day: | |
By that Diana growis green | |
Through gladness of this lusty May. | 5 |
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Then Esperus, that is so bricht, | |
Til woful hairtis castis his light, | |
With bankis that bloomis on every brae; | |
And schouris are shed forth of their sicht | |
Through gladness of this lusty May. | 10 |
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Birdis on bewis of every birth, | |
Rejoicing notis makand their mirth | |
Richt plesantly upon the spray, | |
With flourishingis o’er field and firth | |
Through gladness of this lusty May. | 15 |
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All luvaris that are in care | |
To their ladies they do repair | |
In fresh morningis before the day, | |
And are in mirth ay mair and mair | |
Through gladness of this lusty May. | 20 |
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GLOSS: sheen] bright. til] into. schouris] showers. bewis] boughs. birth] kind. |