"Every white will have its blacke, And every sweet its soure."

"Late, late yestreen I saw the new moone, Wi’ the auld moon in hir arme."

"Have you not heard these many years ago Jeptha was judge of Israel? He had one only daughter and no mo, The which he …"

"A Robyn, Jolly Robyn, Tell me how thy leman does."

"Where gripinge grefes the hart wounde, And dolefulle dumps the mynde oppresse, There music with her silver sound With…"

"The blinded boy that shootes so trim, From heaven downe did hie."

"“What is thy name, faire maid?” quoth he. "Penelophon, O King!" quoth she."

"We ’ll shine in more substantial honours, And to be noble we ’ll be good."

"And when with envy Time, transported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You ’ll in your girls again be courted, And …"

"King Stephen was a worthy peere, His breeches cost him but a croune; e held them sixpence all too deere, Therefore he…"