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 81
... herte algates Comth alle thing unto the feire , Which may the mannes soule empeire . And now this matiere is broght inne : [ Confessor ] " Mi sone , I thenke ferst beginne 305 To wite how that thin yhe hath stonde , The which is , as I ...
... herte algates Comth alle thing unto the feire , Which may the mannes soule empeire . And now this matiere is broght inne : [ Confessor ] " Mi sone , I thenke ferst beginne 305 To wite how that thin yhe hath stonde , The which is , as I ...
Page 199
... herte hath noght withholde Toward himself , al is in vein . And thus , my sone , I wolde sein , As I seide er , that thou aryse , Er that thou falle in such a wise That thou ne myht thiself rekevere ; For love , which that blind was ...
... herte hath noght withholde Toward himself , al is in vein . And thus , my sone , I wolde sein , As I seide er , that thou aryse , Er that thou falle in such a wise That thou ne myht thiself rekevere ; For love , which that blind was ...
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... herte rote . MED glosses the term as the seat of the passions , or the vital center of life . Exactly what the anatomical designations might be is unclear . MED sug- gests the hollow of the heart or perhaps the " apex . " The conclusion ...
... herte rote . MED glosses the term as the seat of the passions , or the vital center of life . Exactly what the anatomical designations might be is unclear . MED sug- gests the hollow of the heart or perhaps the " apex . " The conclusion ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHRONOLOGY OF GOWERs Life and WORKS | 38 |
CONFESSIO AMANTIS Prologue | 40 |
Copyright | |
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