He that hes gold and grit richess
- DMI number:
- 30012
- First Line:
- He that hes gold and grit richess
- Last Line:
- I gif him to the devill of hell
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quintain / quintet aabab
- Themes:
- Virtue / vice
- Author:
- William Dunbar
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Bawcutt (1998) I: 86.
- First Line:
- He that has gold and riches great
- Last Line:
- The cheil that dois on dry breid wirry | I give them to the devil of hell
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Ancient Scottish Poems. Published from the MS. of George Bannatyne. MDLXVIII [reprint edn - T221069] [google books]
- Page No(s):
- pp.66-67
- Poem Title:
- Ane his awin Ennemy.
- Attribution:
- William Dunbar.
- Attributed To:
- William Dunbar
- Title:
- Ancient Scottish Poems. Published from the MS. of George Bannatyne. MDLXVIII [T95127] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.53
- Poem Title:
- Ane his awin Ennemy.
- Attribution:
- William Dunbar.
- Attributed To:
- William Dunbar
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