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 49
... kepe . Bot thilke Lord which al may kepe , To whom no consail may ben hid , Upon the world which is betid , Amende that wherof men pleigne With trewe hertes and with pleine , And reconcile love ageyn , As He which is king sovereign Of ...
... kepe . Bot thilke Lord which al may kepe , To whom no consail may ben hid , Upon the world which is betid , Amende that wherof men pleigne With trewe hertes and with pleine , And reconcile love ageyn , As He which is king sovereign Of ...
Page 84
... kepe And take of fol delit no kepe , That he with lust nys ofte nome , Thurgh strengthe of love and overcome . Of mislokynge how it hath ferd , As I have told , now hast thou herd , Mi goode sone , and tak good hiede . And over this yet ...
... kepe And take of fol delit no kepe , That he with lust nys ofte nome , Thurgh strengthe of love and overcome . Of mislokynge how it hath ferd , As I have told , now hast thou herd , Mi goode sone , and tak good hiede . And over this yet ...
Page 148
... kepe : Mi lord , if ye woll take kepe , I seie it is humilité , Thurgh which the hihe Trinité As for decerte of pure love Unto Marie from above , Of that He knew hire humble entente , His oghne sone adoun He sente , Above alle othre and ...
... kepe : Mi lord , if ye woll take kepe , I seie it is humilité , Thurgh which the hihe Trinité As for decerte of pure love Unto Marie from above , Of that He knew hire humble entente , His oghne sone adoun He sente , Above alle othre and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHRONOLOGY OF GOWERs Life and WORKS | 38 |
CONFESSIO AMANTIS Prologue | 40 |
Copyright | |
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