A bony “No,” with smyling looks agane,

I wald ye leirnd, sen they so comely ar.

As touching “Yes,” if ye suld speik so plane,

I might reprove you to haif said so far.

Noght that your grant in ony wayis micht gar[1507]

Me loth the fruit that curage ocht to chuse;

Bot I wald only haif you seme to skar[1508],

And let me tak it, fenzeing[1509] to refuse;

And warsill[1510], as it war against your will,

Appeiring angrie, thoght ye haif no yre: