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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... stant a man in doute : Fortune stant no while stille , So hath ther no man al his wille . Als fer as evere a man may knowe , Ther lasteth nothing bot a throwe . The world stant evere upon debat , So may be seker non astat : Now hier now ...
... stant a man in doute : Fortune stant no while stille , So hath ther no man al his wille . Als fer as evere a man may knowe , Ther lasteth nothing bot a throwe . The world stant evere upon debat , So may be seker non astat : Now hier now ...
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... stant this world now everydiel Departed , which began riht tho , Whan Rome was divided so . And that is for to rewe sore , For alway siththe more and more The world empeireth every day . Wherof the sothe schewe may , At Rome ferst if we ...
... stant this world now everydiel Departed , which began riht tho , Whan Rome was divided so . And that is for to rewe sore , For alway siththe more and more The world empeireth every day . Wherof the sothe schewe may , At Rome ferst if we ...
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John Gower Russell A. Peck. 940 945 950 955 960 965 So stant ther nothing al upryhtes . Now it is lyht , now it is derk , And thus stant al the worldes werk After the disposicioun Of man and his condicioun . Forthi Gregoire in his Moral ...
John Gower Russell A. Peck. 940 945 950 955 960 965 So stant ther nothing al upryhtes . Now it is lyht , now it is derk , And thus stant al the worldes werk After the disposicioun Of man and his condicioun . Forthi Gregoire in his Moral ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHRONOLOGY OF GOWERs Life and WORKS | 38 |
CONFESSIO AMANTIS Prologue | 40 |
Copyright | |
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