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Douglas, Gawin
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Scottish poet and bishop of Dunkeld, third son of Archibald, Earl of Angus, surnamed "Bell-the-Cat"; political troubles obliged him to leave the country and take refuge at the Court of Henry VII., where he was held in high regard; died here of the plague, and was buried by his own wish in the Savoy; besides Ovid's "Art of Love," now lost, he translated (1512-1513) the "Æneid" of Virgil into English verse, to each book of which he prefixed a prologue, in certain of which there are descriptions that evince a poet's love of nature combined with his love as a Scotchman for the scenery of his native land; besides this translation, which is his chief work, he indited two allegorical poems, entitled the "Palace of Honour," addressed to James IV., and "King Hart" (1474-1522).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Douglas, Gawin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/d/douglas-gawin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
