For sentence silver thay cryit at the last.

Of Pronunciandum thay maid me wonder faine;

Bot I got never my gude gray meir againe.

[DAYBREAK IN MAY.]

From the Prologue to “The Monarche.”

Musing and marvelling on the miserie

Frome day to day in erth quhilk dois incres,

And of ilk[556] stait the instabilitie

Proceding of the restless besynes