Social Commentaries
Of James Dog, Kepar of the Quenis Wardrop
From The Poems of William Dunbar, ed. John Small, vol. II (Scottish Text Society, 1893)
The Wardraipper of Wenus boure,
To giff a doublett he is als doure,
As it war off ane futt syd frog :
Madame, ȝe heff a dangerouss Dog !
Quhen that I schawe to him ȝour markis,
He turnis to me again, and barkis,
As he war wirriand ane hog :
Madame, ȝe heff a dangerouss Dog !
Quhen that I schawe to him ȝour wryting,
He girnis that I am red for byting ;
I wald he had ane hawye clog :
Madame, ȝe heff ane dangerouss Dog !
Quhen that I speik till him freindlyk,
He barkis lyk ane midding tyk,
War chassand cattell through a bog :
Madame, ȝe heff a dangerouss Dog !
He is ane mastyf, mekle of mycht,
To keip ȝour wardroippe ower nycht
Fra the grytt Sowdan Gog-ma-gog :
Madame, ȝe heff a dangerouss Dog !
He is owre mekle to be ȝour messan,
Madame, I red ȝou get a less ane,
His gang garris all ȝour chalmeris schog :
Madame, ȝe heff a dangerouss Dog !
Quod Dumbar of James Dog, Kepar of the Quenis Wardrop.
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