Quote#Wisdom
And to the Devill of hell condemne this mein3e
Quote byDavid Lyndsay · 1490–1555
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis, Lines 3720-3722.
English (original)
And to the Devill of hell condemne this mein3e; For quhy sic reformatioune, as I weine Into Scotland was never hard nor seine.
— David Lyndsay
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