Merchauntis Quotes
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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.
william dunbar— "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.
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.
