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 123
... nyht , And erly , whan thei sihe it lyht , Thei gon hem forth in such a wise As thou tofore hast herd devise , Al naked bot here schortes one . Thei wepte and made mochel mone , Here her hangende aboute here eres ; With sobbinge and ...
... nyht , And erly , whan thei sihe it lyht , Thei gon hem forth in such a wise As thou tofore hast herd devise , Al naked bot here schortes one . Thei wepte and made mochel mone , Here her hangende aboute here eres ; With sobbinge and ...
Page 132
... nyht ; and in this cas The qwene hirself the nyht secounde Wente in hire stede , and there hath founde A chambre derk withoute liht , And goth to bedde to this knyht . And he , to kepe his observance , To love doth his obeissance , And ...
... nyht ; and in this cas The qwene hirself the nyht secounde Wente in hire stede , and there hath founde A chambre derk withoute liht , And goth to bedde to this knyht . And he , to kepe his observance , To love doth his obeissance , And ...
Page 161
... nyht Of the tidinges whiche he herde , He thoghte assaie hou that it ferde . He was with worthi compainie Arraied , and with good navie To schipe he goth , the wynd him dryveth , done ; remedy must knew pleased him desire ; pleasure ...
... nyht Of the tidinges whiche he herde , He thoghte assaie hou that it ferde . He was with worthi compainie Arraied , and with good navie To schipe he goth , the wynd him dryveth , done ; remedy must knew pleased him desire ; pleasure ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHRONOLOGY OF GOWERs Life and WORKS | 38 |
CONFESSIO AMANTIS Prologue | 40 |
Copyright | |
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