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OF ENEADOS. 6oy
Mezentius, throu hys auld tyrranny,
Furtli of this cite aganyft hym in hy
Fyve liundreth men till armys maid do fteir ;
Quham Myncyus, the frefch rynnand ryver,
5 That from the lowch of Bemiacus il'chis down,
And is ourheldyt all with redis brovn,
Hes careit to the braid feys large
Within thar weirly Ichip and awfull barge.
Furth held the ftowt and degeft Auleftes,
10 Quhilk with gret ftrenth of rowaris in that pres,
Rafyng thame on thar thoftis for the nanys,
The fludis fraate with hundreth arys at anys,
Quhil that the famy ftowr of ftremys le
Vp weltis from the braid palmys of tre.
15 The raekill bowk hym bair was Tryton callyt ;
For in hir foreftam was the monftre ftallyt,
With watry trumpe fleyand the fludis gray :
Quhar as fcho falyt, men mycht le hym ay
With byrfy body porturyt, and vilTage
20 All rowgh of harys, femyng of cuUage
In maunys form fra hys eoft to hys crown ;
Bot from hys belly, and thens fordwart dovn.
The remanent ftraucht lyke a fyfchis tayll,
In fymylitude of huddon or a quhaill ;
25 Vndre the breift of this ilk byfnyng thyng
The fey wallys bulrand makis murnyng.
Sa mony walyt capitanys, nobill men,
In help of new Troy, with fchippys thrys ten,
Slydis throw the fait ftremys of the fee
30 With ftelyt ftevynnys and bowand bylge of tre.
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