The poetical works of Gavin Douglas, bishop of Dunkeld, with memoir, notes, and glossary . THE PROLOUGOF THE SECUND BUIK. I IRK bene my muse witli dolorusarmony,Melpomene, on the warld clerkis callFor to compile this deidlie Tragedy,Tuiching of Troy the subuersioun andfall;Bot sen I follow the poete principall,Quhat nedis purches fen3eit termes new 1God grant me grace him dingly to ensew ! The drery fait with teris lamentable 10 Of Troyes sege wyde quhar our all is songe; Bot follo-vving Virgil, gif my mt war able, Ane wthir wise now sail that bell be ronge. Than evir was before hard in our to
The poetical works of Gavin Douglas, bishop of Dunkeld, with memoir, notes, and glossary . THE PROLOUGOF THE SECUND BUIK. I IRK bene my muse witli dolorusarmony,Melpomene, on the warld clerkis callFor to compile this deidlie Tragedy,Tuiching of Troy the subuersioun andfall;Bot sen I follow the poete principall,Quhat nedis purches fen3eit termes new 1God grant me grace him dingly to ensew ! The drery fait with teris lamentable 10 Of Troyes sege wyde quhar our all is songe; Bot follo-vving Virgil, gif my mt war able, Ane wthir wise now sail that bell be ronge. Than evir was before hard in our tonge. Saturne, thou aid fader of malancoly, ThjTie is the cuir my woful pen to gy. Harkis, ladyis, 3our bewtie was the cans; Harkis, knychtis, the wod fury of Mart; Wyis men, attendis mony sorow^uU claus; And, 36 dissavouris, reid heir 3our propir art; 20 And fynalie, to specify euery part, Heir verifeit is that proverb tuiching so, All erdly glaidnes fynysith with wo. JlJE 8ECUND BUIK OF ENEAD08. CAP. I. Quhoiv the Greikis withdrctv thaim of the rade,And of the mekle sid)tell hors thai
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