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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Example Sentences

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

Minnie Henryson wondered whether this floor-walker was Mr. Maguire or Mr. Smith.

From Vistas of New York by Matthews, Brander

Henryson takes his time; he observes animals and nature, and departs as much as possible from the epigrammatic form common to most fabulists.

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules

Poems and Fables of Robert Henryson, now first collected.

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various