Nocht is your fairnes bot ane faiding flour, Nocht is your famous laud and hie honour Bot wind Inflat in uther mennis eiris. (Robert Henryson)

Nocht is your fairnes bot ane faiding flour, Nocht is your famous laud and hie honour Bot wind Inflat in uther mennis eiris.

Robert Henryson

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