Mark Alexander Boyd

Mark Alexander Boyd (13 January 1562 – 10 April 1601) was a Scottish poet and soldier of fortune. Quotes Twa gods guides me: the ane of tham is blin,Yea and a bairn brocht up in vanitie;The next a wife ingenrit of the sea,And lichter nor a dauphin with her fin.Unhappy is the man for evermairThat tills the sand and sawis in the air;But twice unhappier is he, I lairn,That feidis in his hairt a mad desire,And follows on a woman throw the fire,Led by a blind and teachit by a bairn. Sonet, l. 5; OBEV (1900), no. 114, p. 160 [Glossary: bairn = 'child', ingenrit = 'engendered', lichter nor a dauphin = 'a dolphin was no lighter', forevermair = 'forevermore', sawis = 'sows', lairn = 'learn', feidis = 'feeds', hairt = 'heart', throw = 'through', teachit = 'taught'] External links Category:1562 births Category:1601 deaths Category:Poets from Scotland Category:Mercenaries Category:People from Ayrshire