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Henryson

British  
/ ˈhɛnrɪsən /

noun

  1. Robert. ?1430–?1506, Scottish poet. His works include Testament of Cresseid (1593), a sequel to Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida, the 13 Moral Fables of Esope the Phrygian, and the pastoral dialogue Robene and Makyne

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These images were captured by the photographer Maxine Henryson in an ongoing eight-year collaboration they called “I-Dea The Goddess Within.”

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2022

Naomi Henryson, 102, offered up the secret to a long life: “There is no secret.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2017

From the King's Quair and the poems of Henryson, Dunbar, and Gawain Douglas, select passages that show first-hand intimacy with nature.

From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck

Return Robert Henryson was a schoolmaster in Dunfermline in the latter part of the 15th century.

From Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers by William Alexander Clouston

Gawin Douglas in his "Palace of Honour," and Henryson in his "Testament of Cressid" and elsewhere, are followers of the southern master.

From Chaucer by Sir Adolphus William Ward

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