To speik of gift or almous deidis
- DMI number:
- 30010
- First Line:
- To speik of gift or almous deidis
- Last Line:
- That he na wit hes thame to gyd | In geving sould discretioun be
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quintain / quintet aabab
- Themes:
- Virtue / vice
- Author:
- William Dunbar
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Bawcutt (1998) I: 144-146.
- First Line:
- To speik of gifts or almous deids
- Last Line:
- To sum richt skant of grace to gyde | In giving suld discration be
- 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.59-62
- Poem Title:
- Discretioun of Giving.
- Attribution:
- William Dunbar.
- Attributed To:
- William Dunbar
- Title:
- Ancient Scottish Poems. Published from the MS. of George Bannatyne. MDLXVIII [T95127] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.48-50
- Poem Title:
- Discretioun of Giving.
- Attribution:
- William Dunbar.
- Attributed To:
- William Dunbar
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