“Hir hat suld be of fair having[106],
And her tepat of trewth,
Hir patelet[107] of gude pansing,
Hir hals-ribbane of rewth.
“Hir slevis suld be of esperance,
To keip hir fra dispair;
Hir gluvis of the gud govirnance,
To hyd hir fingearis fair.
“Hir schone suld be of sickernes[108]
In syne that scho nocht slyd;
Hir hois of honestie, I ges,
I suld for hir provyd.
“Wald scho put on this garmond gay,
I duret sweir by my seill,
That scho woir nevir grene nor gray
That set hir half so weill.”
FOOTNOTES:
[95] Lady’s Magazine.
[96] Bugg—buge, lamb’s furr.—Dr. Jamieson.
[97] Ancassin and Nicolette.
[98] The first instance in which the name of this stone is found.—Miss Lawrence.
[99] The Knyght of the Toure.