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 65
... thing . For Crist Himself makth knowleching That no man may togedre serve God and the world , bot if he swerve Froward that on and stonde unstable ; And Cristes word may noght be fable . The thing so open is at ÿe , It nedeth noght to ...
... thing . For Crist Himself makth knowleching That no man may togedre serve God and the world , bot if he swerve Froward that on and stonde unstable ; And Cristes word may noght be fable . The thing so open is at ÿe , It nedeth noght to ...
Page 116
... thing be gesse , And voideth alle sikernesse . Non other conseil good him siemeth Bot such as he himselve diemeth ; For in such wise as he compasseth , His wit alone alle othre passeth ; And is with pride so thurghsoght , reasonable thing ...
... thing be gesse , And voideth alle sikernesse . Non other conseil good him siemeth Bot such as he himselve diemeth ; For in such wise as he compasseth , His wit alone alle othre passeth ; And is with pride so thurghsoght , reasonable thing ...
Page 144
... thing availe , The king seith , bot he schal be ded And lese hise goodes and his hed . The knyht was sori of this thing . And wolde excuse him to the king , Bot he ne wolde him noght forbere , And thus the knyht of his ansuere Goth hom ...
... thing availe , The king seith , bot he schal be ded And lese hise goodes and his hed . The knyht was sori of this thing . And wolde excuse him to the king , Bot he ne wolde him noght forbere , And thus the knyht of his ansuere Goth hom ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHRONOLOGY OF GOWERs Life and WORKS | 38 |
CONFESSIO AMANTIS Prologue | 40 |
Copyright | |
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