The poetical works of Gavin Douglas, bishop of Dunkeld, with memoir, notes, and glossary . argew Yirgile stuide wele now war tyme to schift the wers ouer scoir j 30Ellis haue I said, thair ma be na compairBetwixt his versis and my style wlgair. THE FIRST BUIK. 19 All thoclit he stand in Latyne maist perfite,3it stuid he neiiir wele in our tong endite,Les than it be by me now at this tyme :Gif I haue fail3eit, baldy repruif my ryme,Bot first, I pray 30U, grape the mater clene,Reproche me nocht quhill the work be nocht our studious to spy a mote in my ee,That in ^our awdn
The poetical works of Gavin Douglas, bishop of Dunkeld, with memoir, notes, and glossary . argew Yirgile stuide wele now war tyme to schift the wers ouer scoir j 30Ellis haue I said, thair ma be na compairBetwixt his versis and my style wlgair. THE FIRST BUIK. 19 All thoclit he stand in Latyne maist perfite,3it stuid he neiiir wele in our tong endite,Les than it be by me now at this tyme :Gif I haue fail3eit, baldy repruif my ryme,Bot first, I pray 30U, grape the mater clene,Reproche me nocht quhill the work be nocht our studious to spy a mote in my ee,That in ^our awdn a ferry bote can nocht see,And do to me as ^e wald be done hark, schirris, thair is na mair ado, 10 Quha list attend, gewis audience, and draw neir,Me thocht Virgill begouth on this maneir: I the ylk wmquhile that in the small ait reid a good con- Tonit my sang, syne fra the woddis 3eid, mantodo^al And feildis about taucht to be obeysand, beYone ^So. Thocht he war gredy, to the besy husband,Ane thankfull werk maid for the plewmanis art,Bot now the horrible sterne dedis of THE CONTENTISOF EVERY BUIK FOLLOWING. The first contenis how the pince EneeAmi Troiams war drive on to Cartage ciete. The secund buik schawis the finale enno7j,The great mischeif, and suhversioun of Troye. The third tellis how fra Troys cieteTJie Troianis careii war throivout the see. The ferd rihersis of fair qume DidoThe doichle ivoundis, and the mortall ivo. The fifth contents funeralc gemmis glaide, And how the fyir the tuimj did invaicl. 10 Into the saxt huik syne doith Virgill telljHow that Eneas went and vesyit hell. The sevynt Enee hringis to his ground fatall,And how Italianis Troianis schupe to assaill. Vntill Eneas gevis the aiLchten huke Eaith faUowschij) and armour, quha list luJce. Dawniis son Tvrnus in the nynt, talc tent, Segeis new Troy, Eneas tho absent. 18 21 The tent declaris by the colst attanys The hattaill hetiiix Tuskanis and RutuUaius. In the ellevynt Rutidianls bene ouer
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