BOOK VI.

Hospitality of the King of Melinda 164 Gama takes his leave 166 Bacchus descends to Neptune's abode 166 Description thereof 167 The sea-gods assembled by Neptune. Bacchus' address to Neptune and the other sea-gods 169 Neptune orders Æolus to let loose the winds on the Portuguese fleet 173 The fleet on a tranquil sea 174 Veloso, to pass the time away, relates the story of a tournament in England 175 A dark cloud comes over, and the storm arises 183 Venus, the morning star, appears, and the goddess calls the Nereids to her aid 188 Orithya, Galatea, and other sea-nymphs persuade Boreas to cease his blustering 189 Morning appears, and with it the mountain-tops of the Indian coast 190 Gama returns thanks to God 190 The poet's reflections 190, 191