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   London, thou art of townes A per se. Soveraign of cities, someliest in sight, Of high renoun, riches, and royaltie; Of lordis, barons, and many goodly knyght; Of most delectable lusty ladies bright; Of famous prelatis in habitis clericall; Of merchauntis full of sybstaunce and myght; London, thou art the flour of Cities all.
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Strong be thy wallis that about the standis;Wise be the people that within the dwellis;Fresh is thy ryver with his lusty strandis;Blith be thy chirches, wele sownyng be thy bellis;Riche be thy merchauntis in substance that excellisFair be thy wives, right lovesom, white and small;Clere be thy virgyns, lusty under kellis:London, thou art the flour of Cities all.

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— "London, thou art of townes A per se", line 41
— John Stow's ascription of this poem to Dunbar, though unchallenged for centuries, is no longer accepted.

Tags: Strong, wallis, people, within, ryver, lusty, chirches, wele, sownyng

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Strong be thy wallis that about the standis; Wise be the people that within the dwellis; Fresh is thy ryver with his lusty strandis; Blith be thy chirches, wele sownyng be thy bellis; Riche be thy merchauntis in substance that excellis Fair be thy wives, right lovesom, white and small; Clere be thy virgyns, lusty under kellis: London, thou art the flour of Cities all.


— "London, thou art of townes A per se", line 41
— John Stow's ascription of this poem to Dunbar, though unchallenged for centuries, is no longer accepted.

Tags: Strong, wallis, Wise, people, within, Fresh, ryver, lusty, chirches

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