Poem Analysis

436 / MIDDL E ENGLISH LYRIC S I A M O F IRELAN D / 43 7 Levedy, o a l fo r thin e sak e lady 2 5 Longing e i s ylen t m e on. 5 I n worl d ni s noo n s o witer ° ma n clever Tha t a l hir e bountee o tell e can ; excellence Hire swire ° i s whittere o tha n th e swan , neck/whiter And faires t may ° i n town .

maid 3 0 A n hendy , etc .

Ic h a m fo r wowing o a l forwake, o wooing / worn out from waking Wer y so ° wate r i n wore. 6 as Les t an y rev e me 7 m y mak e Ic h habb e y-yerne d yore. 8 3 5 Better e i s tholien o while o sor e endure I for a time Tha n mourne n evermore .

Geines t unde r gore, 9 Herkn e t o m y roun: ° song An hendy , etc .

Aliso n Bitweene o Merc h an d Averil , in the seasons of When spra y biginnet h t o springe , Th e lite l fow l hat h hir e wil ° pleasure On hir e leod 1 t o singe .

5 Ich ° libbe ° i n love-longing e I |liv e Fo r semlokest o o f all e thinge . seemliest, fairest Heo ° ma y m e bliss e bringe : she Ic h a m i n hir e baundoun. o power A n hend y ha p ic h habb e yhent, 2 1 0 Ichoot o fro m heven e i t i s m e sent : J know Fro m alle 3 womme n m y lov e i s lent, 0 removed An d light 0 o n Alisoun .

alights On hew ° hir e heer ° i s fai r ynough , hue | hair Hire brow e browne , hir e ye ° blake ; eye 1 5 Wit h lossu m cheer e he o o n m e lough; 4 Wit h midde l sma l an d we l ymake .

But ° he o m e woll e t o hir e tak e unless For t o bee n hir e owe n make, 0 mate Long e t o live n ichulle o forsake , J will 20 An d feye ° falle n adown .

dead An hend y hap , etc .

Nighte s whe n I wende ° an d wake , turn Forthy o min e wonges o waxet h wan :

therefore | cheeks 1. Th e meado w blossoms . 1. I n he r language . 2. A graciou s chanc e I hav e received . 3. I.e. , al l other . 4. Wit h lovel y fac e sh e o n m e smiled .

5. Longin g ha s com e upo n me . 6. Perhap s "millpond. " 7. Depriv e me . 8. I hav e bee n worryin g lon g since .

9. Faires t beneat h clothing . 1. M y belove d ha s gon e away .