ENEID OF VIRGIL

TRANSLATED INTO SCOTTISH VERSE

BY

GAWIN DOUGLAS

BISHOP OF DUNKELD.

VOLUME II.

PRINTED AT EDINBURGH.

M.DCCC.XXXIX.

T. CONSTABLE, PRINTER, EDINBURGH.

THE PROLOUG OF THE NYNTH BUKE.

Thir lufty warkis of hie nobilyte
Agilyte dyd wryte of worthy clerkis,
And tharin merkis wyfdome, vtilyte,
Na vilyte, nor fic onthryfty fperkis :
5 Scurilyte is bot for doggis at barkis,
Quha tharto harkis fallys in fragilyte.

Honefte is the way to worthynes,

Vertu, doutles, the perfyte gait to blys;
Thou do na mys, and efchew idilnes,
10 Perfew prowes, hald na thing at is hys;
Be nocht rakles to fay fone ga, I wys,
And fyne of this the contrar wyrk expres.

Do tyll ilk wight as thou done to waldbe; Be nevir fle and doubill, nor zit our lyght; 15 Oys not thy mycht abufe thyne awin degre,

Clym nevir our hie, nor git to law thow lycht ;
Wirk na malgre, thocht thou be nevir fa wyght,
Hald with the rycht, and pres the nevir to le.

Eneuch of this, ws nedis prech na mor, 20 Bot, accordyng the purpos faid tofor,