The Image of Idleness
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Contents
Original
- Marsoye thees duan Guisca ancorne Rog hatre arta
SWF
- Mars eus dhis duwon gwiska an korn, roy e tre arta
Translation
- If there is to thee grief to wear the horn, give it back again
Notes
- Oliver Oldwanton's drama, The Image of Idleness (c. 1565-70), contains three Cornish characters - a Cornish priest named John Polmarghe (who is from Penborgh - a stage Glasney College), Maister Jewgur, and Syr Ogier Penkyles.
Reference
- John T. Koch: Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia (2006) p. 491
