History & Politics
Now fayre, fayrest off every fayre
From The Poems of William Dunbar, ed. John Small, vol. II (Scottish Text Society, 1893)
Now fayre, fayrest off every fayre,
Princes most plesant and preclare,
The lustyest one alyve that byne,
Welcum of Scotland to be Quene !
Ȝounge tender plant of pulcritud,
Descendyd of Imperyalle blode ;
Freshe fragrant floure of fayrehede shene,
Welcum of Scotland to be Quene !
Swet lusty lusum lady clere,
Most myghty kynges dochter dere,
Borne of a princes most serene,
Welcum of Scotland to be Quene !
Welcum the Rose bothe rede and whyte,
Welcum the floure of oure delyte !
Oure secrete rejoysyng frome the sone beine,
Welcum of Scotland to be Quene ;
Welcum of Scotlande to be Quene !
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Dunbar, William. “Now fayre, fayrest off every fayre.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dunbar/88/.
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Dunbar, William. “Now fayre, fayrest off every fayre.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dunbar/88/.
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