Heir sall Wantones ga spy them and cum agane to the king - David Lyndsay

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Heir sall Wantones ga spy them and cum agane to the king

David Lyndsay

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About David Lyndsay

Sir David Lyndsay (or Lindsay) of the Mount, Lord Lyon King of Arms (c. 1490 – c. 1555) was the leading Scottish poet and playwright of the mid-16th century; also a courtier, a diplomat, and his country's highest-ranking herald.

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Alternative Names: Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount • Sir David Lindsay of the Mount • Sir David Lindsay • Lindsay • Lindsay, David Sir

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Lyndsay, with all his ancient coarseness…maintained for two centuries, even among the precise, his position as the popular poet of Scotland.

He usually lacks the originality of Henryson and the brilliance of Dunbar and Douglas. But what there is of him is good all through.