Gavin Douglas, set on a particular labour, with his mind full of Latin quantitative metre, attains a robuster versification than you are likely to find in Chaucer...the texture of Gavin's verse is stronger, the resilience greater. (Gavin Douglas)

Gavin Douglas, set on a particular labour, with his mind full of Latin quantitative metre, attains a robuster versification than you are likely to find in Chaucer...the texture of Gavin's verse is stronger, the resilience greater.

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