Confessio Amantis, Volume 1The complete text of John Gower's poem is a three-volume edition, including all Latin components-with translations-of this bilingual text and extensive glosses, bibliography and explanatory notes. Volume 1 contains the Prologue and Books 1 and 8, in effect the overall structure of Gower's poem. |
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Page 63
... comun strif was hem betwene Thurgh coveitise and thurgh Envie That every man drowh his partie , Which myhte leden eny route , Withinne burgh and ek withoute . The comun ryht hath no felawe , So that the governance of lawe Was lost , and ...
... comun strif was hem betwene Thurgh coveitise and thurgh Envie That every man drowh his partie , Which myhte leden eny route , Withinne burgh and ek withoute . The comun ryht hath no felawe , So that the governance of lawe Was lost , and ...
Page 69
... comun with the lord , And lord with the comun also , He sette in love bothe tuo And putte awey malencolie . That was a lusti melodie , Whan every man with other low ; And if ther were such on now , Which cowthe harpe as he tho dede , He ...
... comun with the lord , And lord with the comun also , He sette in love bothe tuo And putte awey malencolie . That was a lusti melodie , Whan every man with other low ; And if ther were such on now , Which cowthe harpe as he tho dede , He ...
Page 182
... comun vois , the comun grace Was al upon that other maide , And of hir doghter no man saide . Who wroth but Dionise thanne ? Hire thoghte a thousend yer til whanne Sche myhte ben of Thaise wreke Of that sche herde folk so speke . And ...
... comun vois , the comun grace Was al upon that other maide , And of hir doghter no man saide . Who wroth but Dionise thanne ? Hire thoghte a thousend yer til whanne Sche myhte ben of Thaise wreke Of that sche herde folk so speke . And ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHRONOLOGY OF GOWERs Life and WORKS | 38 |
CONFESSIO AMANTIS Prologue | 40 |
Copyright | |
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