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The works of Sir William Mure of Rowallan
The works of Sir William Mure of Rowallan Author:William Mure Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: I. ANE CONFLICT TUIX LOVE AND RESSOUN. QUHEN Morpheus, wk his sleepie vaile, Apollo's brightnes did assaile, And forc'd him chainge his course, Towards ye ... more »Ocean streamis, To coole his burning beimis 5 In ould Neptunus' source, And quhen the Night the Stigian caues had schroudit, And ye Horizons of myne eyes o'rcloudit, The Citherean boy in Airmes Appeird then, sounding Loues alarmes. 10 Ane Ensigne displayed In sing of ware he bair, Quhose colours to declair 3it maks my hert affrayed, Resolu'd, by force, by subtil slight, or treassoune, 15 To siege, and sack the Rampier of my ressoune. His campe was arm'd w horrid night As one quho lothed to sie ye Light, A bow bent in his hand He caryed to invaid 20 All such as durst wpbraid, Or contrar his comand. Inventing then all the Ingynes he can, To brash my breast ye battery thus began. Cup. " 3eeld to his powar quho rules and ringis 25 Both ower mein men, and o're kingis; Quhose schafts hath ay subdued Ye most heroick hertis; Quhose flames and deidly derts No martiall mynds eschued; 30 3eild thou and learne how to practize and proue The heavinly Joyes, and suggared sweits of Loue. " Once taist yat nectared delyte, Of all pleasoures ye most perfyte, To spend thy tender jeiris 35 In loves lascivious layes Sporting thy jouthfull dayes In Ven" wantoune weiris : O, so the springtyme of thyne age t'imploy, It is to baith in oceanes of Joy." 40 His speichis beutifully sainted, And for ye present purpose painted, Mou'd, (by thair chairming power,) Against me to conspyre, Jouth, courage, and desyer, 45 To haist my fatall houer; Ressoune alone, to ratifie my right, To Cupid then replyed, suolne w' dispicht: R. " Cease, serpent, seik no to subdue And kill ane hert, b...« less