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Robert Henryson

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Also known as Robert Henrysoun

15th-century Scottish makar (poet)

Person · Open Library

Born
1425
Died
1506?
Works
43

Top works

  • The poems and fables of Robert Henryson
  • The moral fables of Aesop the Phrygian
  • The morall fabillis of Esope the Phrygian
  • Robert Henryson
  • New selected poems

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1963-10-22
avant-garde jazzcellistclassicaljazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
2

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Quotes

  • For to be yong I wald not, for my wisOff all this warld to mak me lord et king:The more of age the nerar hevynnis blis.
  • The man that will nocht quhen he maySall haif nocht quhen he wald.
  • The nuttes schell, thocht it be hard and teuch,Haldis the kirnill, and is delectabill.Sa lyis thair ane doctrine wyse aneuch,And full of fruit, under ane fenyeit Fabill.
  • Ane Bow that is ay bentWorthis 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.
  • Best thing in eird, thairfoir, I say, for me,Is blyithnes in hart, with small possessioun.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
Scotland
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Scots
Field of work
poetry
Image
Robert Henryson, as portrayed in the Abbot House, Dunfermline.jpg
Work location
Scotland
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date of birth
1425-01-01
date of death
1506-01-01
Commons category
Robert Henryson
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