For to be yong I wald not, for my wis Off all this warld to… - Robert Henryson

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For to be yong I wald not, for my wis
Off all this warld to mak me lord et king:
The more of age the nerar hevynnis blis.

Robert Henryson

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Robert Henryson or Robert Henderson (c. 1430 – c. 1490) was a Scottish Chaucerian poet or makar, best known for his Morall Fabillis and The Testament of Cresseid.

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Alternative Names: Robert Henrysoun

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Henryson's greatness is most plainly to be seen in the range of general principles and ideas which informs his poetry and which allows it to encompass tragedy and comedy alike. He is the most Shakespearian of the early Scottish poets.

Ane Bow that is ay bent
Worthis unsmart, and dullis on the string;
Sa dois the mynd that is ay diligent,
In ernistfull thochtis, and in studying.

Quha hes aneuch, of na mair hes he neid.

For to be yong I wald not, for my wis Off all this warld to mak me lord et king: The more of age the nerar hevynnis blis. - Robert Henryson

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