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Virgil's Aeneid translated into Scottish verse

by Gavin Douglas Coldwell

Douglas, Gawin (1474?-1522)

II, III, IV.

Heyr begynnys the proloug of Virgyll prynce of Latyn poetis in hys twelf bukis of Eneados

Heir the translatar direkkis hys buk and excusis hym self etc.

Ane exclamatioun aganyst detractouris and oncurtass redaris that beyn our studyus, but occasioun, to note and spy owt faltis or offencis in this volum, or ony other thryfty warkys etc.

Heir followys the tyme, space and dait of the translatioun of this buke

Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope; cecini pascua, rura, duces.

Heir the translatour of this buk makis mensioun of thre of hys pryncipall warkis. etc.

To knaw the naym of the translatour. etc.

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Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope; cecini pascua, rura, duces.

Of Mantua am I beget and boir,
In Calabre decessit and forlor,
Now stant I grave in Naplys the cite,
That in my tyme wrait notabill warkis thre:
Of pasturage, and eik of husbandry,
And douchty chiftanys full of chevalry.

Quod G. Douglas etc.

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The following two poems were originally inserted between Books 12 and 13 of the Aeneid.