To Thé for Me
Suete Nichtingale in holene1523 grene that han[ts]
To sport thy-self, and speciall in the spring,
Thy chivring chirlis1524, vhilks changinglie thou [chants,]
Maks all the roches round about thé ring;
Vhilk slaiks my sorou, so to heir thé sing,
And lights my louing langour at the leist;
Yit, thoght1525 thou sees not, sillie, saikles1526 thing!
The piercing pykis brods1527 at thy bony breist1528.
Euin so am I, by plesur lykuyis preist1529,
In gritest danger vhair I most delyte.
Bot since thy song for shoring1530 hes not ceist
Suld feble I for feir my conqueis quyt1531?
Na, na,—I love thé, freshest Phœnix fair!
In beuty, birth, in bounty but compair1532.
William Hodge & Co., Printers, Glasgow