03.01.2011, 11:33
John Stewart of Baldynneis
ca. 1550 - 1605
Luif is ane aigre, douce delyt and greif:
Greif is in luif ane lustie langing lyf:
Lyf may not last quhair luif pretends mischeif:
Mischeif of luif is evirlasting stryf:
Stryf reuling luif than rancor raidgeis ryf:
Ryf raidge is not, gif luifers luif abound:
Abounding luif is scharp as scharpest knyf:
Knyf may not kitt moir scharplie with ane wound:
Wound deip with wo an schortlie haill and sound,
Sound syn to swell in syching sour and sweit,
Sweit luif heirwith dois suffer monie stound,
Stound both with cair and confort lairge repleit:
Repleit with luif hes bein both gods and men:
Men luif obeyis, gods will not luif misken.
ca. 1550 - 1605
Luif is ane aigre, douce delyt and greif:
Greif is in luif ane lustie langing lyf:
Lyf may not last quhair luif pretends mischeif:
Mischeif of luif is evirlasting stryf:
Stryf reuling luif than rancor raidgeis ryf:
Ryf raidge is not, gif luifers luif abound:
Abounding luif is scharp as scharpest knyf:
Knyf may not kitt moir scharplie with ane wound:
Wound deip with wo an schortlie haill and sound,
Sound syn to swell in syching sour and sweit,
Sweit luif heirwith dois suffer monie stound,
Stound both with cair and confort lairge repleit:
Repleit with luif hes bein both gods and men:
Men luif obeyis, gods will not luif misken.