" This poem's narrator finds a (*) brass tablet inscribed with the Aeneid's opening lines and surrounded by paintings of scenes from the poem, emphasizing the story of Dido.
Alexander Pope's adaptation of this poem begins "In that soft season, when descending show'rs" and changes the first noun in the title to "Temple". This poem describes a man named Colle who carried a windmill under a walnut's shell, as well as a series of metal pillars atop which the speaker sees Homer, Vergil, and Josephus. This poem suddenly breaks off after the speaker sees a man "whom [he] had no business seeing but [who] seemed to be commanding great respect." This poem's narrator finds a (*) brass tablet inscribed with the Aeneid's opening lines and surrounded by paintings of scenes from the poem, emphasizing the story of Dido. The speaker of this poem dreams of finding himself in a glass temple of Venus before Jove sends a gigantic golden eagle to bring him to the title location. For 10 points, name this early poem by Chaucer titled for a location adorned with images of people of renown.
Alexander Pope's adaptation of this poem begins "In that soft season, when descending show'rs" and changes the first noun in the title to "Temple".
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