Scotsmen are metaphisical and emotional, they are sceptical and mystical, they are romantic and ironic, they are cruel and tender, and full of mirth and despair.
About William Dunbar
William Dunbarwas a Scottish makar, or court poet, active in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. He was closely associated with the court of King James IV and produced a large body of work in Scots distinguished by its great variation in themes and literary styles.
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A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped.
medieval Scottish poet and civil servant
Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory.
medieval Scottish poet and civil servant
To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.
medieval Scottish poet and civil servant
All love is lost but upon God alone.
medieval Scottish poet and civil servant
Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom and skill, and yet without individual acquaintance with men, their haunts and habits, the pursuit of the profession becomes difficult, slow, and expensive.
medieval Scottish poet and civil servant
London, thou art the flower of cities all!
medieval Scottish poet and civil servant
Scotsmen are metaphisical and emotional, they are sceptical and mystical, they are romantic and ironic, they are cruel and tender, and full of mirth and despair.
medieval Scottish poet and civil servant