William Dunbar: Richt arely one Ask Wedinsday

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180	1	Richt arely one Ask Wedinsday
	2	Drinkande the wyne sat cummeris tua.
	3	The tane couthe to the tothir complene,
	4	Granand ande suppand couth sche say:
	5	‘This lang Lentrin it makis me lene.’
	6	One couch befor the fyrir sche sat.
	7	God wait gif sche was gret and gat,
	8	#et to be feble sche did hir fene.
	9	Ay sche said, ‘Cummar, lat preif of that,
	10	This lang Lentrin it makis me lene.’
	11	‘My fair suet cummar,’ quod the tothir,
	12	‘#e tak that megirnes of #our modir.
	13	Ale wyne to tast sche wald disdene
	14	Bot malwasy, and nay drink vthir.
	15	This lang Lentrin it makis me lene.
	16	‘Cummar, be glaid baitht ewin and morrow,
	17	The gud quhar euere #e beg or borrow.
	18	Fra our lang fasting #oue refrene,
	19	And lat #our husband dre the sorrow.
	20	This lang Lentrin it makis me lene.’
181	21	‘#our consaile, commar, is gud,’ quod scho.
	22	‘Ale is to tene him that I do;
	23	In bed he is nocht worth ane bane.
	24	File anis the glas and drink me to.
	25	This lang Lentrin it makis me lene.’
	26	Off wyne out of ane chopin stoip
	27	Thai drank tua quartis, bot soip and soip,
	28	Off droucht sic axis did thame strene.
	29	Be thane to mend thai hed gud hoip:
	30	This lang Lentrin suld nocht mak thaim lene.

