It is allegit that the Thane of Glammis set thir tua stanis quhen that cuntrey wes all ane greit forrest.
He causet the king believe that he, be multiplyinge and utheris his inventions, wold make fine golde of uther mettall, quhilk science he callit the quintassence; quhairupon the king maid greit cost, bot all in vaine.
The reason was, that 'the said kingis grace haidgreit suspicioun of the temporall lordis, becaus thaj favourit sum pairt the Douglassis.
Quhan to Monsieour De Obenie[377] Reportit was the veritie, How that the Squyer had tane on hand To fecht with Talbart hand for hand, His greit courage he did commend, Syne haistelie did for him send.
The small fowlis in flokkis saw I flee, To Nature makand greit lamentatioun.
Than with triumph the trumpettis blew, And they with all the force thay can Wounder[396] rudelie at aither ran, And straik at uther with sa greit ire That fra thair harnes flew the fyre.
To sic grit stouth quha-eir wald trow it But gif sum greitman it allowit?
He stert to his greit gray meir, And of he tumblit the creilis.
This Lord of him tuik sa greit joy That he himself wald hym convoy, With him ane hundreth men of armes, That thair suld no man do hym harmes.
Of that Talbart was weill content, And ane greit speir in hand he hent[403].
Than said this Squyer to the Knicht, “I grant ye ar baith greitand wicht.
And besyde the samin sic wynes as are sould in commoun tavernis ar commounlie mixt with auld corrupt wines and with watter, to the greit appeir and danger and seikness of the byaris and greit perrell of the saulis of the sellaris.
Four greit barnis; and that of 1620, to the same purpose, Foure greit barnes.
My sinfull life does me remord, Quhilk sair hes grevit thee: Bot thy greit grace hes mee restord, Throw grace, to libertie: To thy mercy with thee will I go.
Quhat king can tell the multitude, Lord, of thy greit mercy, Sen sinners hes thy celsitude Resisted cruellie.
Ye sall say, that hir[955] greit favour towartis yow movis hir to this.
For thay did not onlie convene to the preching, dailie supplicatiounis, and administratioun of Baptisme, bot alssua the Lordis Tabill was ministratt, evin in the eyis of the verray ennemy, to the greit confort of mony afflictit conscience.
To seik het water beneith cauld ice, Surely it is a greit folie-- I have asked grace at a graceless face, But there is nane for my men and me!
Thy greit puissance may maist auance all thing, And pouerall to mekill auaill sone bring.
As greit appetit and propensnes to sleip albeit on day, raving and walking occupeis the last.
Greit doloure of heid with heavynes, solicitude and sadnes of mynd: greit displesour with sowning, quhairefter followis haistelie deth.
As gif the hoill bodie be heavie with oft scharpe punctiounis, stinkand sweiting, tyritnes of bodie, ganting of mowthe, detestable brathe with greit difficultie, at sumtyme vehement fever rather on nycht nor day.
Canna ye rejice wi' them that rejice, noo that ye hae nane togreit wi', Maggie, my doo?
Come hame, and be a guid bairn, and ill man sall never touch ye, or gar ye greit ony mair!
The wife's in there wi' what's left o' her, greitin as gien she wad greit her een oot.
Ane croce of stane thair standis on ane grene, Middis the feild quhair that they la ilk one, Besyde the croce thair lyis ane greit stane; Under the stane, in middis of the plane, Their chiftane lyis quhilk in the feild was slane.
Quhen he had hard hir greit infirmite, Hir legacy and lamentatioun, And how sho endit in sik poverte, He swelt for wo, and fell doun in ane swoun; For greitsorrow his hart to birst was boun.
Becaus I knaw the greit unstabilnes Brukkil as glas, into my-self I say, Traisting in uther als greit unfaithfulnes, 570 Als unconstant, and als untrew of fay.
With greit triumph and laud victorious Agane to Troy richt royally thay raid The way quhair Cresseid with the lipper baid.
And sen ye ar all sevin deificait, Participant of devyn sapience, This greit injury don to our hy estait 290 Me-think with pane we suld mak recompence; Was never to goddis don sic violence.
Of hir behest he had greit comforting, 50 Traisting to Troy that sho suld mak retour, Quhilk he desyrit maist of eirdly thing, For-quhy sho was his only paramour.
Saying, of hir greit infelicite I was the caus; and my mother Venus, Ane blind goddes hir cald, that micht not see, With slander and defame injurious.
Thy greit triumphand fame and hy honour, Quhair thou was callit of eirdly wichtis flour, 435 All is decayit; thy weird is welterit so, Thy hy estait is turnit in darknes dour!
Only it garred me greit tu, my lord, 'cause I cudna win at her to help her.
What for sud onybody greit 'at has but a far awa' notion o' sic a God as you an' the laird an' Maister Simon believes in!
Deid was the auld captain--as deid as ever was man 'at had nane left to greit for him.
Lat the lasses greit for ye gin they like; but haud oot ower frae the kissin'.
I wad greit whiles, 'cause ither laddies had a father an' I had nane.
For aye whan I see onything by ordinar bonnie, sic like as the mune was last nicht, it aye gars me greit for my brunt fiddle.
She wad greit an' pray awfu', an' lock me up, I daursay.
Thy greit puissance may maist avance all thing, And poverall to mekill availl sone bring.
Summa, ze will say yat he makis lufe to me: of ye quhilk I tak sa greit plesure, yat I enter never where he is, bot incontinent I tak ye seiknes of my sair syde, I am sa troubillit with it.
He sayis this far, yat his faultis wer publeist: bot yair is that committis faultis, that belevis thay will never be spokin of; and zit thay will speik of greit and small.
Be not offendit, for I gif not ovir greit credite.
I s' be like the lave, an' gien I greit I winna girn.
He sayis this far, yat his faultis wer publeist; bot yair is that committis faultis, that belevis thay will never be spokin of; and zit thay will speik of greit and small.
Be not[61] offendit, for I gif not ovir greit credite.
Summa, ye will say yat he makis lufe to me; of ye quhilk I tak sa greit pleasure, yat I enter never where he is, bot incontinent I tak ye seiknes of my sair syde, I am sa troubillit with it.
What's Curly that sic a ane as you sud greit for him?
Better greit for the mune than no be cawpable o' greetin' for the mune.
Of the quhilk chapell I haue red the foundatioun and infythment of ane priest onder the saidis kingis greit seill; and hes hard Mes in the samyng chapell, quhilk standis as I beleif to this present day.
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