A Couplet on Wolsey's Dissolution of the Convocation at St Paul's (c. 1523), in criticism of Cardinal Wolsey's dissolution of convocation at St Paul's Cathedral, quoted in The Complete English Poems of John Skelton: Revised Edition, ed. John Scattergood (2015), p. 315
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Gentle Paule, laie doune thy sweard,
For Peter of Westminster hath shaven thy beard.
— John Skelton
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For Peter of Westminster hath shaven thy beard." in the context of "A Couplet on Wolsey's Dissolution of the Convocation at St Paul's (c. 1523), in criticism of Cardinal Wolsey's dissolution of convocation at St Paul's Cathedral, quoted in The Complete English Poems of John Skelton: Revised Edition, ed. John Scattergood (2015), p. 315" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About John Skelton
John Skelton (c. 1460 – June 21, 1529) was an English poet, variously asserted to have been born in Armathwaite, Cumberland, or Yorkshire. Many of his works included scathing indictments of the church or church figures, and although they were likely circulated in his day, they were not officially published until some time after his death.
About John Skelton
John Skelton (c. 1460 – June 21, 1529) was an English poet, variously asserted to have been born in Armathwaite, Cumberland, or Yorkshire. Many of his works included scathing indictments of the church or church figures, and although they were likely circulated in his day, they were not officially published until some time after his death.
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