Of erdlie[597] stait bewaling thus the chance, Of fortoun gud I had na esperance.
Be fortoun armess has left him in thrillage: 165 “The flour of youth in till his tendir age.
Erll Patrik twrnd, thocht he was neir sa bauld, Agayne to Beik, quhen chapyt was Wallace, Curssand fortoun off his myschansit cace.
He wyst nocht weill giff it wes Goddis will, Rycht or wrang his fortoun to fullfill: Hade he plesd God, he trowit it mycht nocht be He suld him thoill in sic perplexité.
Now se I weyll that my fortoun is went, 215 ‘Vincust with ane; that gerris me sair rapent.
That bachiller trowis, for fortoun schawis hyr quhell, “Thar with to lest; it sall nocht lang be weill.
Bot off a thing I dar weill wndirtane, “Thocht all war heyr the schippis off braid Bertane, “Part suld we loss, set fortoun had it suorn.
For chans off wer thou suld no murnyng mak; “As werd will wyrk, thi fortounmon thou tak.
A hardy man, that is lykly with all, Gret fawour will off fortoun till him fall, 1140 Anent wemen is seyne in mony place.
Than Kneland said; ‘Fals fortoun changis fast; 145 ‘Gret God sen we had euir with him past!
All welth in eird away as wind it weiris; Be war thairfoir; approchis neir the hour; Fortoun is fikkil, quhen sho beginnis and steiris.
Than spak thai wordis to and fra, 296 Till at the last the Kyng can say; "Fortoun has travalit us this day, "That scalit us sa suddandly.
Grant this a thyng, and suffir that of the This a gude hop I bair of town with me; And far the baldar, quhat so fortoun send, Ontill all dangeris glaidly sall I wend.
And forthir eik our prince hes to the sent Of his ald fortoun bot a smal present, The sobir levyngis rest from Troys fyre.
Wald men considdir in mynd richt weill, Or Fortoun on him turn hir quheill, That erdly honour may nocht lest, His fall less panefull he suld feill; For to be blyth me think it best.
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