Sir Thomas More

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    “Was I not born of old worthy lineage?
    Was not my mother queen, my father king?
    Was I not a king’s fere in marriage?
    Had I not plenty of every pleasant thing?”
    —Sir Thomas More (1478–1535)

    “Our noble King, King Henery the eighth,
    Ouer the riuer of Thames past hee.”
    —Unknown. Sir Andrew Barton. . .

    English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)