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Gavin Douglas

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Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

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Poetry

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Gavin Douglas, or Gawin Douglas (c.1474 - 1522), was a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. He was the third son of Archibald, 5th Earl of Angus by his second wife, Elizabeth Boyd.

Although he had an important political career, he is chiefly remembered for his poetry. His main pioneering achievement was the Eneados, a full and faithful vernacular translation of the Aeneid of Virgil into Scots, and the first successful example of its kind in any Anglic language. Other extant poetry of his includes Palice of Honour, and possibly King Hart.

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	The Palis of Honoure by Gavin Douglas, David J. Parkinson (Editor) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1501 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Description of May by Gavin Douglas, Francis Fawkes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1752 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shorter Poems of Gavin Douglas (Scottish Text Society Fifth Series, 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld: with Memoir, Notes, and Glossary by Gavin Douglas, Maffeo Vegio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, with Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, Volume 1 by Gavin Douglas, John Small (Editor), Virgil 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1874 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, with Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, Volume 2 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1874 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld; with Memoir, Notes and Glossary, Volume 4 by Gavin Douglas, Virgil, John Small (Glossary) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1874 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld: with Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, Volume 3 by Gavin Douglas, Maffeo Vegio (Creator), John Small (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1874 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gavin Douglas: A Selection from his Poetry by Gavin Douglas, Sydney Goodsir Smith (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1959	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld: Translation of Virgil; Bukes of Eneados of the Famose Poete Virgill; Notes and Various Readings; Glossary by Gavin Douglas, Virgil, Maffeo Vegio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Gavin Douglas (?)

“Consider it warly, reid oftar than anys;
Weill at a blenk sle poetry nocht tane is.”
― Gawin Douglas, The Aeneid, Volume 1: Introduction, Books I - VIII

tags: makars, poetry-in-scots, poetry-quotes

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“WINTER

Puir laboureris and busy husbandmen,
Went wet and weary in the fen;
The silly sheep and their little herd-groomis
Lurkis under lea of bankis, wodes, and broomis,
And other dantit greater bestial,
Within their stabillis sesyt into stall,
Sic as mulis, horsis, oxen and kye,
Fed tuskit boaris, and fat swine in sty,
Sustainit were by manis governance
On harvest and simmeris purveyance.”
― Gawin Douglas, The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, with Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, Volume 1

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“Reid, reid agane, this volume, mair than twys:
Considir quhat hyd sentence tharin lys.”
― Gawin Douglas, The Aeneid, Volume 1: Introduction, Books I - VIII

tags: hidden-meaning, makars, poetry-in-scots

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