A Century of Parody and Imitation (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1913. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... And there scho satt on lang-settil. With een of glentyng flame, And theye war on the Byschope sett Lyke poynter on his game. The Byschope turnit him runde aboute To se quhat he mocht se, Scho strak ane clawe in ilken lug, And throu the rofe did flee. The katt went throu withouten stop Lyke schado throu the daye, But the great Byschopis fleschlye forme Made all the rofe gif waye; The silyng faldit lyke ane buke, The serker crashit amayne, And shredis and flenis of brokyn stenis Fell to the grunde lyke rayne. The braide ful mone wase up the lyft, The nychte wase lyke ane daye. As the greate Byschope tuke his jante Up throu the milkye-waye; He cryit se loude and lustilye The hillis and skyis war riuen; Och sicken cryis war neuir hearit Atwene the yerde and heuin They sawe him spurryng in the ayre, And flynging horredlye, And than he prayit and sang ane saum, For ane fearit wycht was he; But ay his waylingis fainter greue As the braide lyft he crossit, Quhill sum saide that theye hearit them still, And sum saide all wase loste. There was ane herd on Dollar-Lawe, Turnyng his flockis by nychte, Or stealyng in ane gude haggyse Before the mornyng lychte. He hearit the cryis cum yont the heuin, And sawe them bethe passe bye; The katt scho skreuit up hir taile As sayrlye pinchit to flye. But aye scho thrummyt at hir sang, Though he wase sore in thrall, Like katt that hethe ane jollye mouse Gaun murryng thro' the hall. That greye kattis sang it wase se sweete, As on the nychte it fell, The Murecokis dancit ane seuinsum ryng Arunde the hether bell; The Foumartis jyggit by the brukis, The Maukinis by the kaile, And the Otar dancit ane minowaye As he gaed ouir the daile; The Hurchanis helde ane kintrye dance Alang the brumye knowe, And the gude Toop-hogg rase fra his l...