William Dunbar

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William Dunbar Death Poems

  • 1.
    Sweet rois of vertew and of gentilness,
    Delytsum lily of everie lustynes,
    Richest in bontie and in bewtie clear,
    And everie vertew that is wenit dear,
    ...
  • 2.
    I that in heill was and gladnèss
    Am trublit now with great sickness
    And feblit with infirmitie:-
    Timor Mortis conturbat me.
    ...
Total 2 Death Poems by William Dunbar

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