Lament For The Makers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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I that in heill was and gladn egrave ssA
Am trublit now with great sicknessA
And feblit with infirmitieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Our plesance here is all vain gloryC
This fals world is but transitoryC
The flesh is bruckle the Feynd is sleeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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The state of man does change and varyC
Now sound now sick now blyth now saryC
Now dansand mirry now like to dieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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No state in Erd here standis sickerC
As with the wynd wavis the wickerC
So wannis this world's vanitieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Unto the Death gois all EstatisA
Princis Prelatis and PotestatisA
Baith rich and poor of all degreeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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He takis the knichtis in to the fieldB
Enarmit under helm and scheildB
Victor he is at all mellieC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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That strong unmerciful tyrandB
Takis on the motheris breast sowkandB
The babe full of benignitieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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He takis the campion in the stourC
The captain closit in the tourC
The lady in bour full of bewtieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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He spairis no lord for his piscenceA
Na clerk for his intelligenceA
His awful straik may no man fleeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Art magicianis and astrologgisA
Rethoris logicianis and theologgisA
Them helpis no conclusionis sleeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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In medecine the most practicianisA
Leechis surrigianis and physicianisA
Themself from Death may not suppleeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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I see that makaris amang the laveD
Playis here their padyanis syne gois to graveD
Sparit is nocht their facultieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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He has done petuously devourC
The noble Chaucer of makaris flourC
The Monk of Bury and Gower all threeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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The good Sir Hew of EglintounE
Ettrick Heriot and WintounE
He has tane out of this cuntrieC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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That scorpion fell has done infeckF
Maister John Clerk and James AfflekF
Fra ballat making and tragedieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Holland and Barbour he has berevitB
Alas that he not with us levitB
Sir Mungo Lockart of the LeeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Clerk of Tranent eke he has taneE
That made the anteris of GawaineE
Sir Gilbert Hay endit has heC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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He has Blind Harry and Sandy TraillC
Slain with his schour of mortal hailC
Quhilk Patrick Johnstoun might nought fleeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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He has reft Merseir his enditeB
That did in luve so lively writeB
So short so quick of sentence hieC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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He has tane Rowll of AberdeneE
And gentill Rowll of CorstorphineE
Two better fallowis did no man seeC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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In Dunfermline he has tane BrounE
With Maister Robert HenrysounE
Sir John the Ross enbrast has heC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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And he has now tane last of aG
Good gentil Stobo and Quintin ShawH
Of quhom all wichtis hes pitieB
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Good Maister Walter KennedyC
In point of Death lies verilyC
Great ruth it were that so suld beC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Sen he has all my brether taneE
He will naught let me live alaneE
Of force I man his next prey beC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC
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Since for the Death remeid is noneE
Best is that we for Death disponeE
After our death that live may weC
Timor Mortis conturbat meC

William Dunbar



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