Many a faire Lasse in London towne, Many a bawdie basket borne up and downe: Many a broker in a thridbare gowne.
"The Arte of English Poesie"
George Puttenham
So sei es fuer den gemeinen, groben Mann, dass man solche Stuecke des Glaubens Lasse bleiben unter dem Namen Busse, Gebot, Gesetz, Furcht usw.
"Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church"
Friedrich Bente
13:12, "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given and he shall have more abundance; but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath,"-to which the poet adds a stanza of caustic ironical comment: Wenn du aber gar nichts hast, Ach, so Lasse dich begraben- Denn ein Recht zum Leben, Lump, Haben nur, die etwas haben.
"Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry"
Wilhelm Alfred Braun
