Moralitas
Richt as the mynour in his minorall,
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Fair gold with fyre may fra the leid weill wyn.
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Richt so vnder ane fabill figurall,
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Sad sentence men may seik: and efter fyne,
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As daylie dois the doctouris of deuyne,
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That to our leuing full weill can apply,
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And paynt thair mater furth be poetry.
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The lyoun is the warld be liklynace,
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To quhome loutis baith empriour, and king,
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And thinkis of this warld to get mare grace,
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And gapis daylie to get mair leuing.
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Sum for to reull: and sum to raxe and ring.
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Sum gadderis geir: sum gold: sum vther gude,
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To wyn this warld, sum wirkis as thay wer wod.
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The meir is men of contemplatioun.
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Off pennance walkand in this wildernes,
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As monkis and othir men of religioun.
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That presis god to pleis in euerilk place,
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Abstractit from this warldis wretchitnes,
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In wilfull pouertee fra pomp and pryde,
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And fra this warld in mynd ar mortyfyde.
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This volf i likkin to sensualitie,
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As quhen lyke brutall beistis we accord,
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Our mynd all to this warldis vanitie,
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Lyking to tak, and loif him as our lord,
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Fle fast thairfra, gif thow will richt remord,
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Than sall ressoun ryse, rax and ring,
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And for thy saull thair is na better thing.
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