William Dunbar: Schir, for #our grace, bayth nicht and day

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197	1	Schir, for #our grace, bayth nicht and day
	2	Richt harlie on my kneis I pray,
	3	With all devotioun that I can:
	4	God gif #e war Iohne Thomsounis man.
	5	For war it so, than weill war me.
	6	But benefice I wald nocht be,
	7	My hard fortoun wer endit than.
	8	God gif #e war Iohne Thomsounis man.
	9	Than wald sum reuth within #ow rest,
	10	For saik of hir, fairest and best
	11	In Bartane sen hir tyme began.
	12	God gif #e war Iohne Thomsounis man.
	13	For it micht hurt in no degre,
	14	That on so fair and gude as sche
	15	Throw hir vertew sic wirschip wan,
	16	Als #ow to mak Iohne Thomsounis man.
	17	I wald gif all ever I haue,
	18	To that conditioun, sa God me saif,
	19	That #e had vowit to the swan,
	20	Ane #eir to be Iohne Thomsounis man.
	21	The mersy of that sweit meik Rose
	22	Suld soft #ow, Thirsill, I suppois,
	23	Quhois pykis throw me so reuthles ran.
	24	God gif #e war Iohne Thomsounis man.
	25	My aduocat, bayth fair and sweit,
	26	The hale reiosing of my spreit,
198	27	Wald spreid in to my erand than,
	28	And #e war anis Iohne Thomsounis man.
	29	Ever quhen I think #ow harde or dour,
	30	Or mercyles in my succour,
	31	Than pray I God and sweit sanct An,
	32	God that #e war Iohne Thomsounis man.

