With arwes and with bowe, in this manere.

This is the regne of Libie, ther ye been,

(70)

Of which that Dido lady is and queen'—

[And shortly tolde him al the occasioun]

995

Why Dido com into that regioun,

Of which as now me lusteth nat to ryme;

Hit nedeth nat; [hit nere but] los of tyme.

For this is [al and som], it was Venus,