‘The Commendations of Mistress Jane Scrope’
“
She is the violet,
The daisy delectable,
The columbine commendable,
The jelofer amiable;
For this most goodly flower,
This blossom of fresh colour,
So Jupiter me succour,
She flourisheth new and new
In beauty and virtue.
— John Skelton
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "She is the violet,
The daisy delectable,
The columbine commendable,
The jelofer amiable;
For this most goodly flower,
This blossom of fresh colour,
So Jupiter me succour,
She flourisheth new and new
In beauty and virtue." in the context of "‘The Commendations of Mistress Jane Scrope’" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Skelton" (Quotes, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations: Quotes reported in Susan Ratcliffe, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, online ed. (2022), no. 7.101)
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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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